Syrian general and 3 Palestinians killed when a car belonging to Palestine Liberation Army explodes in Palestinian refugee camp

(Ynet) A Syrian brigadier general and three Palestinians were killed in a car bomb in Damascus’ Al-Yarmouk refugee camp, Al-Jazeera reported on Saturday.

Twenty-seven people were killed in two car bomb blasts in Damascus on Saturday morning.

Some interesting details suggest that Syrian security forces may be behind the explosion.

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- A vehicle belonging to the Palestine Liberation Army exploded in Damascus' Yarmouk refugee camp on Saturday, killing several people, sources in the city told Ma'an.

It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion, or who was behind it. Syrian authorities immediately cordoned off the area and prevented access to the site and photography. The number of casualties could not be independently verified from outside the country. [...]

The vehicle exploded near the headquarters of the General Command in the camp. The PLA was established as the armed wing of the PLO, but later integrated under Syrian military command and used to police refugee camps.

While PLA forces are historically linked to the military, a Damascus source noted security forces had threatened the camp just days earlier due to reported dissent.

A security official threatened to raid the camp due to Fatah's alleged support of demonstrations against Syrian leader Bashar Assad, sources in the camp told Ma'an this week.

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