Gunfight in Tripoli’s Qobbeh Area over Illegal Construction
A gunfight erupted between the Internal Security Forces and Qobbeh residents in the northern port city of Tripoli on Tuesday after a dispute over efforts to curb illegal construction.
Voice of Lebanon radio station (93.3) said that Qobbeh residents in the area of al-Bqar held a sit-in against attempts by the ISF to end the construction of illegal buildings.
They blocked the road with burning tires to prevent the ISF from approaching the area, it said.
But security forces came under fire, forcing the ISF patrol to fire back, VDL added.
The Army and other policemen, who were dispatched to the area, interfered to contain the incident and disperse the protestors.
They later reopened the road that was blocked by burning tires.
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