Armed Clash in Dahiyeh between Moqdad Family Members, 'Hizbullah Gunmen'
Clashes with machineguns erupted on Tuesday in the Beirut southern suburb of al-Kafaat between members of the al-Moqdad family and “others from Hizbullah,” MTV reported.
The clashes broke out “after Hizbullah members arrested members of the al-Moqdad family for robbing a store,” MTV said.
The TV network said “the fighting erupted as Hizbullah members arrived in al-Maamoura near Rammal Supermarket,” adding that “some Hizbullah members were seen carrying rocket-propelled grenade launchers.”
MTV said members of al-Moqdad family attacked a Hizbullah official called “Abu Hadi.”
Meanwhile, state-run National News Agency reported “an exchange of gunfire between members of the al-Moqdad family and unknown gunmen in an area between al-Mreijeh and al-Maamoura.”
For its part, OTV said the clashes erupted between members of the al-Moqdad and Zoaiter families.
Later on Tuesday, the Army Command’s Orientation Directorate issued a statement clarifying the circumstances of the incident.
“This afternoon, after an argument between citizens in the al-Kafaat-Hadath area over previous family disputes erupted into an exchange of gunfire with light assault rifles, an army unit intervened, imposing a security cordon around the area,” the statement said.
The army unit also staged armored patrols, erected checkpoints across the area and restored normalcy, according to the statement.
“Army units are pursuing the gunmen and raiding their hideouts in order to arrest them and refer them to the relevant judicial authorities,” the statement added.
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