1 Dead, 2 Hurt as Members of Jaafar Family Clash in al-Sharawneh
One person was killed and two others were injured, including a soldier, in an armed clash Sunday between members of the Jaafar family in the Baalbek neighborhood of al-Sharawneh.
“A dispute between young men from the Jaafar family erupted into gunfire, which resulted in the death of Hassan Ali Hussein Jaafar, aka Hassan Dawra, and the wounding of another person from the Jaafar family,” state-run National News Agency reported.
The army later issued a statement saying a soldier was lightly injured as troops were trying to contain the clash.
“Army forces deployed in the area and restored normalcy,” the statement said, adding that troops were still “pursuing the shooters and those involved in the incident to arrest them and refer them to the relevant judicial authorities.”
The restive neighborhood of al-Sharawneh witnesses frequent clashes between the army and fugitives and between members of powerful Baalbek clans.
Y.R.
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