One Person injured in Shootout with Army in al-Beddawi

One person was injured on Thursday in a shootout during an army raid to arrest a suspect for killing an army soldier in al-Beddawi in Tripoli.

The army said in an official statement on Thursday night that two men “riding a motorcycle fired at a position for the army in al-Akoumi area, and the army members fired back.”

"One of the attackers, Mahmoud al-Manaa, was injured during the fire exchange and was transported to a near by hospital,” the statement added.

The other man was able to escape to an unknown place, where he is chased by the army in order to arrest him.

The statement also explained that the shootout started after “a patrol by the Directorate of Intelligence arrested Bahjat Metlej, for being involved in shooting at army positions, including the shooting of soldier Mohammed Hussein on September 23 in al-Badawi, which led to his death.”

The army also seized four hand grenades.

Z.A.