Several Hurt in Lebanese-Syrian Armed Clash in Dawhat Aramoun

An armed clash broke out Tuesday evening between a number of Lebanese and Syrian nationals in Dawhat Aramoun, an area that lies around 22 kilometers south of Beirut, state-run National News Agency reported.

“Several people were wounded in a heavy and intense exchange of machinegun fire in Dawhat Aramoun between a number of the area's residents and Syrian refugees,” NNA said.

The causes of the clash are still unclear, the agency added.

The army eventually intervened and arrested a number of shooters and was pursuing others, NNA said later in the evening.

The incident comes around a week after a Lebanese-Syrian brawl in the Jounieh area of Sarba that sparked major tensions in that region.