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| Three Soldiers Wounded in Clash between Army, Gunmen in Tripoli |
| 2014-01-11 |
| [An Nahar] A clash broke out on Friday between the army and gunnies in the neighborhood of Bab al-Tabbaneh in the northern city of 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... . "At 12:00 p.m., gunnies fired an Energa-type rocket and gunshots at an army military vehicle in the Tripoli area of al-Mallouleh, which left three soldiers lightly injured," an army statement said. "Army forces returned fire and are still pursuing the gunnies to arrest them and refer them to the relevant judicial authorities," it added. Media reports said earlier the fighting broke out when the gunnies fired the Energa at the vehicle near al-Rahman Mosque in Bab al-Tabbaneh. The army had approached the gunnies to prohibit them from carrying weapons near the mosque, reported the National News Agency. The gunnies retaliated by attacking the army. MTV later identified the maimed as Rashed Karam, Nasser al-Izz, and Ramez Allo. The army had intensified in recent months its presence around places of worship throughout Leb, especially in light of twin bombings that targeted the al-Salam and Taqwa mosques in Tripoli in August. |
| Posted by:Fred |