Baalbek Clash Leaves 2 Dead
Two people were killed in a clash between Jaafar and Rifai Families in Sharawineh Neighborhood in Baalbak on Thursday.
According to NNA, a person from Jaafar family was shot dead as youths from his family were trying to kidnap a youth from Rifai family in Sharawinah neighborhood in Baalbek, while a ten year old child was killed by stray bullets.
" A Palestinian Child was killed by stray bullets in the armed clashes," MTV reported, adding that "the army intervened to control the situation."
PM Najib Miqati followed-up on the clash and contacted Interior Minister Marwan Charbel and the Lebanese army Chief of Staff Gen. Walid Suleiman, demanding radical measures to contain the situation.
Source: Agence France Presse, Naharnet
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