Armed Parties Engage in Gunbattle in Shiyyah
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Two armed parties clashed in Beirut’s Shiyyah neighborhood at dawn Sunday, the state-run National News Agency reported without identifying the gunmen.
It said armed fighters from two parties exchanged fire with automatic rifles in Shiyyah’s al-Tayyar street at around 3:00 am.
It was not clear what caused the incident, NNA said. But it reported that security forces deployed in the area after the gunmen withdrew from the street.
Shiyyah is located near Beirut’s southern suburbs, which is a Hizbullah stronghold.
In another security incident, an unknown assailant tossed a percussion grenade near two parked vehicles next to Sayyidat al-Khalas church in Ain al-Rummaneh, causing material damage only.
Security forces rushed to the scene, NNA said.
It added that they launched an investigation into the incident.
12 June 2011, 14:09
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Percussion grenade is of course from the zi3ran that follow Berri. they always enter Ain al-Rummaneh and stir trouble
12 June 2011, 15:57
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humm, two armed parties in shiyah who could they be I wonder, probably the Green People's Party vs Permanent Revolution Party.. yeah.. that's the ticket.
12 June 2011, 16:21
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These are those who claim they protect institutions and care about building a strong state. Berri and his AMAL thugs...... Michel Aoun is allied with these thugs!
12 June 2011, 19:10
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Berri might be attempting to nibble back some of the influence over the Shiite community that Hezbollah has swallowed from Amal in the late 80s.
We will see probably more of these "probing" clashes as the Iranian influence wanes out and the Syrian regime faulters.
12 June 2011, 21:51
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When your supporter falls or on the brink of falling you do two things.
Or surrender and make peace. Or start digging and getting ready because you are next. God bless Lebanon and All the Lebanese. The 1975 picture is back and will occure again and start the same place it started on that year.
Heavy guns in Akkar? is that a sign of something thats going to happen? explosion by a church? parties shooting at each other early in the morning? Someone is in a war room trying to ignite it in Lebanon.
I hope i am wrong i pray that i am wrong but my heart is pounding. I ask of all Lebanese to pray for peace in no matter religion they belong to. I am lebanese and my blood is lebanese I beleive in one God and do not belong to any religion anymore. Whats after God is country. May God bless my Country Lebanon and all my country men no matter what religion they belong to. They are all my brothers and sisters no matter what.
13 June 2011, 00:09
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"security forces deployed in the area after the gunmen withdrew from the street"
What are the "security forces" afraid of? Why do they have to wait for the gunmen to withdraw in order to protect the population?
What a messed up country!
