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Lebanon militants vow to fight on Lebanon army 'hit by militants'
(about 14 hours later)
The leader of a group of Islamist militants barricaded in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon has pledged to continue fighting. Lebanese troops have reportedly come under attack from Islamist militants barricaded inside a Palestinian refugee camp in the north of the country.
Shaker al-Abssi said in a video message that Fatah al-Islam would "fight Jews, Americans and their allies". Army posts were shelled and gunfire was heard late on Sunday, local TV said, despite an uneasy ceasefire deal.
A week of clashes between Lebanese troops and militants at the Nahr al-Bared camp has left dozens dead. Earlier, the head of the Fatah al-Islam group said his men would not surrender, despite a call by a key Druze leader for an end to the stand-off.
Civilians have been among the casualties, but a UN official said that the majority had now fled the camp. In Beirut, a grenade was thrown onto a road junction, injuring four people.
Hoda al-Turk, a spokeswoman for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (Unwra) told the Associated Press news agency that about 25,000 refugees had left. Two policemen and two civilians were hurt by the grenade, which was thrown in a mainly Sunni Muslim area of the city.
They were staying in the town of Tripoli or in the nearby Beddawi camp, she said. Call for justice
But Nahr al-Bared houses around 31,000 people and some people remain trapped inside. The latest violence around the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp flared as negotiations were said to be continuing with the Islamists of Fatah al-Islam.
'Sunni spearhead' Talks began hours after their leader, Shaker al-Abssi, said in a video message that Fatah al-Islam would "fight Jews, Americans and their allies".
Sporadic gunfire was reported overnight at the camp, a week after the clashes first began.
FATAH AL-ISLAM Split from Palestinian group Fatah al-Intifada in late 2006Believed to have 150-200 armed men, based in Nahr al-Bared campDenies al-Qaeda links but says it endorses its ideasHas links with Syrian intelligence, Lebanon saysLeader is Shaker al-Abssi In pictures: Refugees flee Profile: Fatah al-IslamFATAH AL-ISLAM Split from Palestinian group Fatah al-Intifada in late 2006Believed to have 150-200 armed men, based in Nahr al-Bared campDenies al-Qaeda links but says it endorses its ideasHas links with Syrian intelligence, Lebanon saysLeader is Shaker al-Abssi In pictures: Refugees flee Profile: Fatah al-Islam
Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, a supporter of Lebanon's governing coalition, said there were "no proposals" for a military solution.
"But we want the murderers handed over to Lebanese justice," he said.
A week of clashes at the camp has left dozens dead, including civilians, although a UN official said that about 25,000 had now fled the camp.
But Nahr al-Bared houses around 31,000 people and some people remain trapped inside.
Radical policies
The Lebanese army is still surrounding the camp and more reinforcements have been sent up.The Lebanese army is still surrounding the camp and more reinforcements have been sent up.
A government official told the French news agency AFP that Lebanon has given Palestinian factions until the middle of the week to negotiate a peaceful end to the fighting.A government official told the French news agency AFP that Lebanon has given Palestinian factions until the middle of the week to negotiate a peaceful end to the fighting.
On Saturday, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora told the BBC that the militants would be treated fairly if they surrendered. If not, the authorities would "let the army deal with this matter", he said. Sunnis will be a spearhead in fighting the Jews, Americans and their allies Shaker al-AbssiFatah al-Islam leader On Saturday, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora told the BBC that the militants would be treated fairly if they surrendered. If not, the authorities would "let the army deal with this matter", he said.
But in a video message released late on Saturday, the Fatah al-Islam leader ruled out surrender.But in a video message released late on Saturday, the Fatah al-Islam leader ruled out surrender.
"O advocates of the US plan, we tell you that Sunnis will be a spearhead in fighting the Jews, Americans and their allies," he said."O advocates of the US plan, we tell you that Sunnis will be a spearhead in fighting the Jews, Americans and their allies," he said.
The BBC's Kim Ghattas in Beirut says that Fatah al-Islam's leaders have now openly adopted the same discourse as al-Qaeda.The BBC's Kim Ghattas in Beirut says that Fatah al-Islam's leaders have now openly adopted the same discourse as al-Qaeda.
The group had previously said it was defending Muslims and Palestinians in Lebanon.The group had previously said it was defending Muslims and Palestinians in Lebanon.
But other Palestinian groups have distanced themselves from Fatah al-Islam, which emerged last year after splitting from a Syrian-backed Palestinian splinter group.But other Palestinian groups have distanced themselves from Fatah al-Islam, which emerged last year after splitting from a Syrian-backed Palestinian splinter group.
A spokesman for the group, meanwhile, accused the US of bringing "non-conventional weapons" into Lebanon, warning that the Fatah al-Islam fighters would respond across the country if they were used.
On Saturday, US military planes delivered equipment to the Lebanese army.
The aid is a sensitive issue - on Friday the leader of Shia militant group Hezbollah said Lebanon should not be part of a US war on al-Qaeda.