Gunmen Open Gunfire at Cement Factory in Ain Dara
Unidentified gunmen opened gunfire at a cement factory in the Mount Lebanon town of Ain Dara after the town's residents refused the establishment of factories in the area over health issues, the National News Agency reported on Monday.
NNA said the assailants, who were not identified, have opened gunfire at an under construction cement factory that belongs to the Fattouch family in Ain Dara in the outskirts of Dahr al-Baydar.
Security Forces arrived at the scene and inspected the incident, it added.
Residents of the Mount Lebanon town of Ain Dara reject the establishment of a cement plant in the town and have protested the move on several occasions.
The municipal council had earlier said that it will be closing down all illegal quarries and banning the establishment of a cement factories.
Pierre Fattoush, a brother of MP Nicolas Fattoush, wants to establish a huge project and cement factory in the outskirts of Ain Dara that lies in the geographic scope of the Shouf Biosphere Reserve.
Residents of Ain Dara in addition to its municipal council have organized environmental, social and political campaigns to counter this step.
Source: Naharnet
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