Abed al-Sultan, a senior official of the Palestinian Fatah Movement, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt at dawn Sunday, state-run National News Agency reported.
Sultan, who is stationed in Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, was on a visit to a relative at the Mieh Mieh camp in Sidon when an unknown assailant opened fire, wounding Sultan's brother-in-law in the hand and thigh, NNA said.