Two killed in factional clash at Palestinian camp in Lebanon

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two people were killed in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon on Thursday in a clash between hardline Islamists and members of the mainstream Palestinian faction Fatah, security sources said. The shootout in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon spiralled from a dispute between individuals affiliated to the two sides, the sources said. Numerous hardline Islamist groups have a presence in Ain al-Hilweh. These include Jund al-Sham and Fatah al-Islam, the factions involved in Thursday's violence. Ain al-Hilweh is Lebanon's biggest Palestinian camp. Lebanon's Palestinian camps for the most part fall outside the jurisdiction of the Lebanese security services. (Writing by Tom Perry; editing by John Stonestreet)