SIDON, Lebanon: A young Palestinian refugee from Syria was found shot dead in the south Lebanon refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh Saturday morning, a security source said.

The man was identified as the 18-year-old Mohammad al-Jindawi.

According to the source, Jindawi was found dead in the Ras al-Ahmar neighborhood of the camp, which is located in the southern coastal city of Sidon, the source added.

The body could not be identified by any of the local residents at first, and was moved to Al-Aqsa hospital in Ain al-Hilweh.

Jindawi’s mother then arrived at the hospital and identified her son, refusing to speak to media and saying she’ll instead tell her testimony to official Lebanese security forces, the source said.