Three killed at Hamas funeral in Lebanon

The funeral was held for a victim who died in an explosion last week at a Hamas building in a Palestinian refugee camp.
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Mourners, including fighters, take part in a funeral procession for Hamza Ibrahim Shahin, a member of the Hamas movement ruling in the Gaza Strip, in the Burj al-Shamali camp for Palestinian refugees near the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre on Dec. 12, 2021. - MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images
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Three people were killed at a Hamas funeral in a refugee camp in Lebanon yesterday, according to the Palestinian Islamist group.

The three men died when fighters affiliated with the rival Fatah group opened fire on a funeral procession in the Burj al-Shemali camp in southern Lebanon. Another 10 people were injured in the attack. The funeral was for a Hamas member, the Hamas-affiliated Safa news outlet reported.

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