WRAP Funeral, refugees from Ein el-Hilweh, shelling, ambulances in Nahr el-Bared, shelling
(4 Jun 2007) Nahr el-Bared camp, Northern Lebanon 1. Various of shelling and plumes of smoke Nahr el-Bared, Palestinian refugee camp, northern Lebanon 2. Wide shot of Nahr el-Bared refugee camp and UPSOUND explosion 3. Mid of smoke rising over building 4. Pan from damaged building to another explosion UPSOUND gunfire 5. Zoom in on explosion, white and black smoke rising UPSOUND explosion, gunfire 6. Wide of damaged building UPSOUND explosion and gunfire 7. Blast hitting another building UPSOUND gunfire 8. Army trucks and armoured personnel carrier rushing into camp 9. Mid of damaged building UPSOUND gunfire 10. Black smoke rising from inside the camp 11. Wide of explosions between houses in the north eastern part of the camp UPSOUND gunfire 12. Palestinian man walking out of the camp 13. Wide of army checkpoint at the southern exit of Nahr el-Bared refugee camp 14. Mid of Lebanese red cross ambulance UPSOUND explosion and gunfire 15. Ambulance driving towards Tripoli 16. Another ambulance driving out of the camp UPSOUND gunfire Mount Lebanon 17. Various of funeral procession for Lebanese soldier 18. Mid of the father of the soldier crying 19. Various aerial shots of funeral procession Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, southern Lebanon 20. Wide of Palestinian refugees sitting on sidewalk 21. Mid of children playing 22. Wide of man in wheelchair 23. Mid of man sitting cross legged with baby on his lap 24. Mid of women waling down street 25. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Mohamad Mansour, Palestinian refugee: "We do not know what has happened to our house, maybe it is destroyed, only God knows. We are here and we do not know what is going on inside." 26. Mid of children 27. Wide of family 28. Mid of family sitting on grass STORYLINE: Violence spawned by a two-week old confrontation between the Lebanese army and al-Qaida inspired militants spread to a second Palestinian refugee camp in the southern part of the country, killing two soldiers, police said on Monday. Fighting picked up overnight and resumed briefly on Monday morning as Islamic militants of Jund al-Sham fired rocket propelled grenades at the army on the edge of the southern Ein el-Hilweh camp, the largest of 12 Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. The army fired back. Meanwhile, about 100 kilometres to the north, on the Mediterranean coast, militant group Fatah Islam continued its 16-day standoff against the army in the Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp. The sound of gunfire exchanges had tapered by the morning, suggesting the army was conducting commando operations inside the camp. A senior Fatah Islam commander pledged to spread the militant's group battle with the Lebanese army to Ein el-Hilweh but said that Jund al-Sham's attacks were not related. Fatah Islam's deputy commander, Abu Hureira, whose real name is Shehab al-Qaddour, said his group had members in Ein el-Hilweh but refused to say how many. The Lebanese army has been pounding Fatah Islam positions at Nahr el-Bared since May 20 and has moved tanks and armoured carriers into the camp in a push to crush the militants, who first appeared in Lebanon last fall. On Monday, the army sent reinforcements including two convoys of a total of 12 armoured carriers that were spotted heading toward the camp along with five trucks, each carrying 20 soldiers, and several small military vehicles. Many in Lebanon believed the army would be able to quickly crush Fatah Islam inside Nahr el-Bared, but after several days of fierce battles using artillery and tanks, the troops continued to face strong resistance. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
