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May 23, 2011

The Daily Star - Palestinian found tortured, killed in Ain al-Hilweh - May 23, 2011

By Mohammed Zaatari


SIDON, Lebanon: A Palestinian man was found murdered, with signs of torture, in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp over the weekend.Fares al-Fares, in his 40s, was found dead Saturday in the area of Jabal Halib, in the southeast of the camp. Investigations indicated that Fares was the brother of a security official in a local Palestinian organization but had no political affiliation himself. Fares was found with his hands and feet tied and his body wrapped in a blanket and nylon bags, and showed signs of torture and stab wounds. According to Palestinian sources, the victim suffered a blow to the head with a sharp object.


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