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| A roadside bomb in Lebanon has killed a senior Palestinian official and three others, said to be bodyguards, close to Mieh Mieh refugee camp near Sidon. | A roadside bomb in Lebanon has killed a senior Palestinian official and three others, said to be bodyguards, close to Mieh Mieh refugee camp near Sidon. |
| Kamal Medhat, a member of the Fatah faction, was the deputy representative of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) in Lebanon. | Kamal Medhat, a member of the Fatah faction, was the deputy representative of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) in Lebanon. |
| The bomb blew one car off the road and badly damaged another, scattering burning debris. | |
| There was no immediate indication of who may have been behind the attack. | There was no immediate indication of who may have been behind the attack. |
| Kamal Medhat recently attended a memorial for dead Hezbollah fighters | |
| "It is not possible to speculate on who committed this crime," Osama Hamdan, a representative in Lebanon of the Palestinian group Hamas, told al-Manar television, which is backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah movement. | "It is not possible to speculate on who committed this crime," Osama Hamdan, a representative in Lebanon of the Palestinian group Hamas, told al-Manar television, which is backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah movement. |
| Mr Hamdan added that Mr Medhat had played a role in helping to ease tensions among Palestinian groups. | Mr Hamdan added that Mr Medhat had played a role in helping to ease tensions among Palestinian groups. |
| Lebanon's crowded and poorly developed camps, housing families expelled from what became Israel in 1948, are prone to violent unrest and insecurity. | Lebanon's crowded and poorly developed camps, housing families expelled from what became Israel in 1948, are prone to violent unrest and insecurity. |
| Two people were killed in a gun battle in Mieh Mieh camp on Saturday. | Two people were killed in a gun battle in Mieh Mieh camp on Saturday. |
| 'Terrorist crime' | 'Terrorist crime' |
| Unconfirmed reports say the PLO's chief representative in Lebanon, Abbas Zaki, had also been due to visit the camp but was not hit by the blast. | Unconfirmed reports say the PLO's chief representative in Lebanon, Abbas Zaki, had also been due to visit the camp but was not hit by the blast. |
| "The bomb was apparently hidden in a little shed on the side of the road and was detonated as Medhat's convoy drove by," a Lebanese army spokesman told AFP news agency. | "The bomb was apparently hidden in a little shed on the side of the road and was detonated as Medhat's convoy drove by," a Lebanese army spokesman told AFP news agency. |
| The force of the blast tore through the Mercedes in which Mr Medhat was travelling and threw the car into a nearby field, witnesses said. | The force of the blast tore through the Mercedes in which Mr Medhat was travelling and threw the car into a nearby field, witnesses said. |
| Reuters news agency reported that the bomb was planted under a manhole cover. | Reuters news agency reported that the bomb was planted under a manhole cover. |
| Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the killing as an act of terrorism, Reuters added. | Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the killing as an act of terrorism, Reuters added. |
| "President Abbas condemns the terrorist crime that targeted Maj Gen Kamal Medhat," a statement issued by his office said. | "President Abbas condemns the terrorist crime that targeted Maj Gen Kamal Medhat," a statement issued by his office said. |
| "He dedicated his life to serve his people and his cause." | "He dedicated his life to serve his people and his cause." |
| Initial reports of the attack said four people were killed along with the PLO official. | Initial reports of the attack said four people were killed along with the PLO official. |