1 Killed, 4 Wounded in Renewed Tripoli Clashes
One person was killed and four people were injured in clashes between the districts of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen in the northern city of Tripoli, the state-run National News Agency reported Sunday.
NNA said Ali Abdul Qader Suweid was killed at noon Sunday from sniper fire in Bab al-Tabbaneh.
Layla Ramadan, Taleb Deeb, Mariana al-Sheikh and Mohammed Zafer were wounded at dawn in renewed rocket attacks and gunfire between the rival neighborhoods.
The fighting subsided at around 3:00 am, NNA said.
But intermittent gunfire continued to be heard in the two districts and their surrounding areas, the agency added.
Tripoli, Lebanon's second city, is the scene of frequent Syria-related violence pitting Sunnis from Bab al-Tabbaneh against members of the minority Alawite community, to which Syria's President Bashar Assad belongs.
Alawites reside mainly in Jabal Mohsen.
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