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Source: http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=278236
300 Palestinians Killed in Syria Violence
(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - PA officials Thursday said that some 300 Palestinians have been killed since the beginning of the uprising in Syria. More than 500,000 Palestinians live in Syria. The officials said that in recent weeks a number of Palestinians were kidnapped and killed by unidentified gunmen. In the worst incident, 16 members of the Palestine Liberation Army, which is backed by the Syrian authorities, were killed after gunmen stopped their bus and kidnapped them. Their bodies were found with their throats slashed. In the last few days, the officials noted, thousands of Syrian civilians fleeing the violence in Damascus have found shelter in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp. Commentator Rashad Abu Shawar said that dozens of armed Muslim fundamentalists entered the camp in the past few days, chanting slogans against Assad and in favor of an Islamic caliphate. They succeeded in recruiting Palestinian militiamen to their ranks.