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Tension, Sniper Fire in Tripoli
 [An Nahar] Sporadic sniper gunshots returned to Tripoli...a confusing city, one end of which 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... on Wednesday evening and tensions surged after gunnies shot and maimed four Jabal Mohsen residents in the city despite an army security plan that had managed to end seven days of festivities on Monday. "Mohammed Abdul Razzaq Abdullah, Nasser Mahfouz and Bilal Ali Mohsen were shot and maimed in the legs at the al-Mallouleh roundabout as they were returning from their workplaces," state-run National News Agency said. LBCI television said the three were on their way back from Beirut. "They were rushed to hospital for treatment and the relevant authorities have launched a probe into the incident," NNA added. A fourth Jabal Mohsen resident was shot and maimed in al-Zahriyeh area later on Wednesday, Voice of Leb radio (100.5) reported, identifying the man as Ali Hamad. "The army closed al-Shamal road that leads to Jabal Mohsen after some residents tried to attack some passing cars in retaliation to the attack on the three young men and tensions are high in the area," the radio station reported. For its part, Voice of Leb radio (93.3) said "sporadic sniper gunfire has returned to Tripoli's Syria Street," which separates the rival neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen. It later said that a hand grenade went kaboom!on Syria Street. And according to VDL (100.5), the army intensified its patrols after sniper gunshots targeted Syria Street and al-Hamwi Street. On Sunday, the army deployed in Jabal Mohsen as part of a security plan to put an end to seven days of deadly festivities in the northern city. Three soldiers were maimed on Monday as army troops deployed in Bab al-Tabbaneh. At least 14 people were killed and more than 80 maimed in a week of festivities between the two rival neighborhoods. The fighting broke out on October 21 as celebratory gunfire erupted in Jabal Mohsen over Syrian  Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Horror of Homs... 's appearance on al-Mayadeen television for an interview. The neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen have been for years witnessing deadly gunbattles, but skirmishes began to flare with increasing intensity after the Syrian uprising began in March 2011. Posted by: Fred 2013-10-31 |
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