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Six Wounded in Family Clashes in Wadi Khaled, Akkar

Six people were wounded Friday in two separate clashes in the North district, al-Jadeed television reported.

A dispute between the Attiya and Hammoud families escalated into a fight involving the use of batons and knives in the Akkar district town of al-Muqaybleh.

Gunshots were also fired in the air during the incident.

Al-Jadeed said three people were injured in the clash, identifying them as Raed Khaled Attiya, Mahmoud Ahmed Khaled and his brother Majd. They were all rushed to hospital for treatment.

In another incident, three people from the Haddara family were wounded in a clash with members of the al-Mir family in the Akkar district town of Mar Touma.

Y.R.


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