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| Tensions in Bir al-Abed as Personal Dispute Erupts into Gunfire |
| 2013-06-22 |
| [An Nahar] A personal dispute between a building janitor and members of the al-Meqdad clan erupted into gunfire on Friday in the al-Meqdad neighborhood near al-Msharrafiyeh, state-run National News Agency reported. The janitor opened fire from his pistol, which left Mohammed al-Meqdad and a man from al-Ashhab family critically maimed. Earlier, MTV said two people were killed in the incident as al-Jadeed television said one person was killed and another was maimed. "The Hadi Nasrallah Highway was closed near al-Zaghloul Restaurant as the army sent reinforcements to the area," al-Jadeed said. Security forces have launched a probe and are pursuing the shooter, NNA said. |
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