Conflict Incident Report

Bilal Badr's loyalist murdered a Palestinian in Ain el Helweh

Date of incident:

November 19, 2017

Death toll:

1 person

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

Armed militants

Asbat al-Ansar

A Palestinian national died on November 19 after being shot by extremist Bilal Badr's personal bodyguard in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh.

The victim, identified as Mahmoud Kassem Hjeir, an activist for the Osbat Ansar group, was wounded in the head. The shooter, Mahmoud Azeb, was masked and shot [Hjeir] in the Ain al-Hilweh camp’s vegetable market, causing widespread alarm among residents.

The victim used to talk about Islamist extremists on social media and attack them. According to some information, he may have filed a lawsuit to sue Kamal Badr - Bilal Badr's brother - after [the latter] handed himself over to Lebanese Army Intelligence a few days before his death.

The security source said that investigations had concluded that the shooter, Azeb, had infiltrated the camp from Safsaf Street on November 18th night, and stayed in one of the houses near the market. He committed the murder while people were celebrating a wedding by firing shots – taking advantage of the noise to kill Hjeir.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/Nov-19/427007-…

Primary category:

Assassination

Secondary Category:

Shooting

Classification of conflict (primary):

Power & governance conflicts

Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.

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Bilal Badr's loyalist murdered a Palestinian in Ain el Helweh

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