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Eight wounded as army clashes with Baalbek clan
Army clashes with a powerful clan in the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek on Friday wounded eight people, including three soldiers, a security official said. There were conflicting reports over whether a person was killed in the violence. An army patrol was fired upon by members of the Jaafar clan during a raid in the city's Sharawna neighborhood to find fugitives in a court case, the official told AFP. The military, which has yet to comment about the incident, often conducts operations in the surrounding Bekaa region, which is notorious for drug trafficking and car thefts. The National News Agency reported that the operation to arrest assailants accused of assaulting the army several months ago, as well as individuals charged with drug trafficking, theft and murder, led to fierce clashes, during which assailants fired rocket propelled grenades at Lebanese soldiers. Posted by: Fred 2010-04-18 |
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