Three Soldiers Wounded in Clash between Army, Gunmen in Tripoli
A clash broke out on Friday between the army and gunmen in the neighborhood of Bab al-Tabbaneh in the northern city of Tripoli.
"At 12:00 p.m., gunmen 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 armed men to arrest them and refer them to the relevant judicial authorities," it added.
Media reports said earlier the fighting broke out when the gunmen fired the Energa at the vehicle near al-Rahman Mosque in Bab al-Tabbaneh.
The army had approached the gunmen to prohibit them from carrying weapons near the mosque, reported the National News Agency.
The gunmen retaliated by attacking the army.
MTV later identified the wounded as Rashed Karam, Nasser al-Izz, and Ramez Allo.
The army had intensified in recent months its presence around places of worship throughout Lebanon, especially in light of twin bombings that targeted the al-Salam and Taqwa mosques in Tripoli in August.
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