The World - News from July 8, 1988
Syrian-backed Palestinian guerrillas overran most of the Borj el Brajne refugee camp in Beirut in an assault aimed at driving loyalists of Palestine Liberation Organization chief Yasser Arafat from their last stronghold in the city, police said. At least 14 people died and 36 others were wounded in the five-hour assault by the rival Fatah Uprising faction led by Abu Moussa. According to police, 174 people have been killed and 665 have been wounded since fighting broke out May 1 in Borj el Brajne and the nearby Chatilla refugee camp.
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