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Terrorist Groups Exploit Palestinians In South Lebanon

Al-Qaeda-affiliated groups based in a neighborhood adjacent to Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon are exploiting the Palestinian refugees' dire situation to increase their support base.

Two masked gunmen stand with their weapons at Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near the port city of Sidon in south Lebanon, March 12, 2013. Ten people were wounded and one killed during clashes between Fatah movement and radical Islamists that started on Monday.  REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR3EW3P
Two masked gunmen stand with their weapons in Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near the port city of Sidon in south Lebanon, March 12, 2013. — REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

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