Future TV reported that he was shot 4 times in the back.

Hassanein was taken to Hammoud hospital in the city of Sidon for treatment and is reportedly in a critical condition

According to the hospital Hassanein did not have any identification documents.

Many observers questioned if Hassanein case is similar to the would be suicide bomber who was killed last week by the army as he attempted to attack an army checkpoint at the Ein el Helweh entrance. Initially he was suspected to be a Palestinian ( he carried a fake ID) and later it was discovered he is a Saudi national. The questions were raised because no relatives or friends showed up at the hospital to inquire about him .

Osbat al-Ansar (League of the Partisans) is a Lebanon-based Sunni fundamentalist group established in the early 1990s which professes the Salifi form of Islam . The organization is largely based in Ein al-Hilweh. This group is on the United States' list of terrorist organizations for alleged connections with Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda. The American administration decided to freeze all assets of Osbat al-Ansar following the attacks on September 11th, 2001. Osbat al-Ansar is also listed as terrorist group by Australia, the United Nations, the United Kingdom and Canada.

Osbat al-Ansar is also connected with fundamentalist groups Osbat al-Nour, Jund Ash Sham, the Dinniyeh Group and Takfir wal Hijra. Osbat al-Ansar is led by Ahmed Abd al-Karim al-Saadi, however since his disappearance in 1999 the group has been led by his brother Abu Tariq. Osbat al-Ansar is estimated to have between 100 and 200 members, mostly Palestinian refugees in Ain al-Hilweh.

In another development LBC has reported that three were wounded in al Raouda on the road to Al Masnaa border crossing during clashes between al Tomeh and Al Rabaa families. 14 people were later arrested

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