Lebanese Teen Dead, Several Wounded as Clashes Resume in Tripoli

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A 13-year-old Lebanese teen was killed and 11 other people wounded in a gunfight in Lebanon's second city Tripoli Tuesday between Jabal Mohsen and Bab al-Tebbaneh.

According to the information, clashes broke out Monday night. There was relative calm on Tuesday, but fighting resumed during the evening.
"Fighting on several fronts in Jabal Mohsen and Bab al-Tebbaneh has killed a 13-year old boy and wounded 11 other people, some of them critically," a security official stated.

The army was deployed in the area, and shot back at the sources of fire, he added.
The 13-year-old victim was identified as Daniel Ahmed from Jabal Mohsen.
This comes as the Salafi presence escalated among the residents of Bab al-Tebbaneh, which overwhelmingly supports Syria's opposition.

Sipping coffee on a roadside, Bilal Allush, a 30-year-old vegetable seller from a nearby neighborhood, told AFP "we all want this violence to end."
"Those people fighting, they are just criminals. Meanwhile, whenever there's a clash, people like me can't work and our families suffer."

Bab al-Tebbaneh is home to Tripoli's main vegetable market, where vendors like Allush can buy in bulk.

"I couldn't go buy vegetables from the market, so I haven't made any money today. My family survives on my daily income. I have four children," he said.
A house was also burned in the northern Baqqar region after it was hit by gunshots, according to the NNA.

The same source said the army is responding to all sources of fire.
"Many calls urged citizens and trucks to avoid passing through the international highway between Tripoli, the northern city of Akkar and the Syria border."
One Monday, five people were injured, including soldiers, in fighting between the rival neighborhoods.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team