Armed Clashes between Families in Baalbek Renew Overnight
Fierce armed clashes renewed overnight between the Jaafar and Shuqeir families after a Friday dispute that damaged two houses and several cars in Baalbek, the state-run National News Agency reported on Saturday.
Friday's dispute between the two families escalated into an armed clash involving the use of shoulder-fired rockets and machineguns in al-Sharawneh neighborhood in Baalbek.
The dispute started between young men from the Jaafar and Shuqeir families before members of the Wehbe family intervened in favor of the Shuqeir family, NNA said.
The fighting damaged two houses and several cars and the army has since contained the incident, the agency added.
“The clash erupted after a young man from the Jaafar family crashed his speeding car into a car belonging to H. Shuqeir,” NNA had said.
Source: Naharnet
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