Palestinian factions hand in truckloads of weapons in Lebanon's largest refugee camp

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The Palestinian National Security Forces in Lebanon and PLO groups gave up arms as part of a government deal. The country's 12 Palestinian refugee camps are not state-controlled; other militant Islamic groups did not take part

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Palestinian factions in two refugee camps in Lebanon handed over truckloads of weapons to authorities on Saturday as part of a deal reached earlier this year to remove arms not under Lebanese state control.