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One Dead, 10 Hurt as Clashes Renew in Bab al-Tabbaneh, Jabal Mohsen
[An Nahar] A person was killed and at least 10 others were maimed on Wednesday as festivities renewed in Tripoli...a confusing city, one end of thich is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... despite the presence of Interior Minister Marwan Charbel in the northern city, the scene of three days of deadly festivities which ended by a ceasefire on Tuesday. A security official speaking on condition of anonymity ... for fear of being murdered... told Agence La Belle France Presse the shooting broke out after soldiers tried to remove barricades in the city's Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood. For its part, Radio Voice of Leb (93.3) reported that a soldier was maimed as a dispute between the army and young men in Bab al-Tabbaneh over the removal of barricades erupted into an armed clash. The security official said residents opened fire on the soldiers, one of whom was maimed, and the troops responded. The festivities then escalated with residents of Jabal Mohsen, which sits opposite Bab al-Tabbaneh, also opening fire. The radio station later reported that festivities had abated after a person was killed and more than 10 were maimed. It also said that a soldier was maimed as an army patrol came under gunfire from Jabal Mohsen. But Jabal Mohsen sources denied to al-Manar television any link to the incident, saying the army was the side that shot up Bab al-Tabbaneh gunnies. State-run National News Agency said gunfire targeted all the hotspots in Tripoli: Bab al-Tabbaneh, Jabal Mohsen, al-Omari uphill, Starco, al-Mallouleh and al-Mankoubin. NNA said the army closed roads leading to Bab al-Tabbaneh from al-Beddawi, al-Qobbeh, al-Mallouleh and al-Ayrouniyeh, amid a severe traffic jam caused by the fleeing of residents. For its part, al-Jadeed television said festivities spread to the districts of al-Baqqar, the vegetable market, al-Zahriyeh, Starco and Baal al-Darawish. And as MTV reported that the army had pulled out of Bab al-Tabbaneh, sources denied to Radio Voice of Leb (100.3-100.5) the withdrawal of any soldier from any Tripoli area the army had deployed at since yesterday morning. Meanwhile, ...back at the secret hideout, Scarface Al sneeringly put his proposition to little Nell... Radio Voice of Leb (93.3) said gunnies transporting a number of maimed people fired gunshots in al-Mitein Street in a bid to make their way through traffic. Army troops deployed Tuesday morning in Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen and other sectors of Tripoli in a bid to calm the northern city after three days of sectarian fighting that killed nine people and maimed more than 90. Troops deployed in Syria Street, the frontline of fighting between the majority Sunni Mohammedan district of Bab al-Tabbaneh, and Jabal Mohsen, whose residents are mostly Alawite. Battles first erupted on Saturday between residents of the rival neighborhoods when General Security agents placed in long-term storage Drop the rosco and step away witcher hands up! Shadi al-Mawlawi, a Salafist, on charges of belonging to a terrorist organization. Mawlawi's supporters say he was targeted because of his help for Syrian refugees fleeing to Leb. Also on Tuesday, a separate incident shook the fragile truce when a fierce armed clash erupted between the families of al-Nashar, Hrash and al-Naanai in al-Rifaiyeh in central Tripoli, leaving three people maimed and raising tensions in the city. The army quickly managed to contain the clash, which involved the use of machineguns and rocket-propelled grenades. Posted by: Fred 2012-05-17 |
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