35 held in North after stray bullets wound many including reporter
Celebratory gunfire that erupted Sunday in the wake of north Lebanon’s municipal elections wounded several people, including LBCI reporter Nada Andraous.
Andraous was lightly injured in her left thigh as she was leaving Tripoli following the end of her coverage of the elections, LBCI said.
A child was meanwhile critically wounded in the Minieh district town of Bhannine, amid reports that a man was also killed in the town.
The army meanwhile issued a statement announcing the arrest of 35 people suspected of firing in the air after the elections. It also said that it seized arms and ammunition and that are efforts are underway to arrest more suspects.
Interior Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar said the electoral process was conducted successfully despite a flurry of clashes and security incidents.
“There were 675 complaints in total, while around 143 security incidents and around 120 scuffles and fistfights were recorded,” Hajjar added.
He also said that the elections saw a 43.29% voter turnout.
Source: Naharnet
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