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1 Killed, 1 Wounded as Shiyyah Dispute Erupts into Gunfire

One person was killed and another was wounded when a personal dispute escalated into a shooting in the Beirut southern suburb of Shiyyah, state-run National News Agency reported.

“Lebanese citizen H. A. D., 51, was killed and Lebanese national H. H. was wounded when a dispute over a motorcycle escalated into gunfire that targeted a cafe in Shiyyah's al-Masbagha Street,” NNA said.

Security forces intervened and pursued the shooters, the agency added.

A video circulated on social media shows scenes of heavy gunfire, panic and screaming women in the neighborhood prior to the arrival of the army.


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