FPM, LF clash in Chekka as Hizbullah distances itself from Bekaa incidents
Several elections-related clashes erupted Sunday afternoon in various areas of Lebanon.
In the northern town of Chekka, a fistfight erupted between supporters of the Free Patriotic Movement and the Lebanese Forces as FPM chief Jebran Bassil’s convoy was passing in the town. According to MTV, batons and knives were used in the clash and three people were hospitalized as a result.
In Zahle, a clash erupted between supporters of the LF and others who back Hizbullah and the Amal Movement, following several clashes in the Bekaa throughout the day in the Bekaa region.
Hizbullah meanwhile issued a statement distancing itself from the violence.
“What happened in Kneisseh was a clash between LF delegates and young men from the Zoaiter family and Hizbullah and its electoral campaign had nothing to do with it,” the statement said.
“As for what happened in Zahle’s al-Maalaqa and Hawsh al-Omara, LF members assaulted delegates and voters from the Hope and Loyalty list in a bid to prevent them from entering polling stations, prompting them to defend themselves
“As for Beit Shama, Bednayel and Qsarnaba, the LF’s delegates withdrew from some polling stations due to a dispute with delegates from other lists, and a Hizbullah official returned them to the stations and provided them with the requirements that guarantee their freedom,” Hizbullah added.
Elsewhere, the army contained a clash that escalated into gunfire in Tripoli’s al-Tal.
Source: Naharnet
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