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Woman, 5 Children Shot and Wounded in Bekaa Family Dispute

A woman and five of her sons and daughters were wounded Wednesday when they were attacked by relatives in the Bekaa town of Maqneh, state-run National News Agency reported.

“Ali Shaalan al-Meqdad and Ali Adnan al-Meqdad opened fire at Ramleh Hussein al-Meqdad, the wife of Sheikh Ali al-Meqdad, and her five children in the Bekaa town of Maqneh,” NNA said.

It identified the sons and daughters as Yumna, 21, Hassan, 22, Zeinab, 23, Narjes, 24, and Mohammed, 15.

The six family members were all wounded in the legs, the agency said.

It attributed the incident to a “family dispute among women.”

The two shooters have since fled to an unknown destination.

Y.R.


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