BEIRUT — Nasrallah blames Saudi for Iran embassy bombingsNasrallah blames Saudi for Iran embassy bombingsNasrallah blames Saudi for Iran embassy bombingsResidents of a village in eastern Lebanon forced hundreds of Syrian refugees from an informal campsite on Monday, Dec. 2, setting fire to tents after accusing them of raping a mentally-disabled man.

But a doctor who examined the man said there was no evidence he was attacked, and one resident of the village said the alleged rape was a pretext to drive the refugees from the site.

The informal camp in the eastern Bekaa village of Qsarnaba housed some 400 refugees in around 100 tents and shelters.

On Sunday a group of local residents stormed the camp, setting fire to some of the tents and threatening its residents.

The group returned on Monday, the refugees said, setting fire to at least 15 tents and knocking down others.

Ahmed Abdul Mahmud, a 33-year-old refugee, said members of the local Dirani family led the attack.

“The Diranis burned the tents and then refused to allow the fire brigade through to put the flames out,” he told AFP.

“There’s not a single tent left for us,” he said, weeping.

He added that the attackers beat the refugees and stole their belongings.

“They accused us of attacking a young man, knowing that the Lebanese army had already raided the tents, arrested about 30 people and then released them all for lack of evidence.”

The attack came after members of the Dirani family, who own the campsite land, accused four refugees of sexually assaulting a 29-year-old mentally-disabled member of the family.

“He was passing by the camp, and four residents lured him inside a tent and raped him,” Ali Dirani told AFP.

“The man’s mother found traces of blood on his trousers and informed the residents of the village,” he said.

But the doctor who examined the alleged victim told AFP there was no sign he had been raped.

Dr. Ahmed Walid Suleiman said he had submitted a report saying “there is no medical proof that indicates the young man was subjected to any kind of attack.”

“There are no signs of violence, or blood or bruising,” he added.

A resident of Qsarnaba, speaking on condition of anonymity, described the rape allegation as “fabricated.”

He said the dispute “stems from the Dirani family, who own the land, wanting to get it back and not finding a way to get rid of the refugees.”

Lebanon, with a population of four million, is hosting 832,000 registered Syrian refugees, with estimates of more than a million in the country, including those not yet registered with the UN refugee agency UNHCR.