Fire Erupts at Gas Station in al-Laylaki in Renewed Clashes between Zoaiter, Hjoula Families
A fire broke out on Wednesday at a gas station in al-Laylaki area in Beirut's southern suburbs as a result of armed clashes between two rival families, reported the National News Agency.
It said that Mehdi Nassif and Firas Zoaiter were wounded in the renewal of clashes between the Zoaiter and Hjoula families.
The army has since intervened to contain the situation.
Wednesday's clashes broke out after the death of Mehdi Zoaiter from injuries he sustained from previous rounds of unrest with the Hjoula family.
OTV later reported that 200 armed Zoaiter family members assaulted workers at the emergency room at Sainte Therese Hospital in al-Hadath.
During a previous round of clashes in June, the army explained that the unrest broke over living issues, not political reasons.
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