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Army Detains Perpetrators Involved in Sidon Shooting that Killed Two

The Lebanese Army has arrested on Tuesday the perpetrators involved in an armed dispute that erupted Monday night in the southern coastal city of Sidon killing two people and wounding two others, the National News Agency reported.

The Army Intelligence arrested the culprits and deployed its units in the city. Calm was restored after the deadly clashes that rattled the area, NNA said.

The agency added that one of the men involved, identified as Ahmed Shehadeh, was arrested in the area of al-Ghazieh.

The clash erupted Monday evening between power generator owners of the Shahadeh and al-Siddiq families that aggravated into shooting.

The dispute arose against the backdrop of a disagreement between owners of the generators on who should operate in the area, the agency said.

Source: Naharnet


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