One Killed, 9 Wounded in Attack on Lebanese Army Checkpoint in Tripoli
One person was killed and nine others, including 3 soldiers, were wounded Friday after a car refused to heed warnings to stop at a military checkpoint in the northern city of Tripoli.
Lebanese troops opened fire as the Renault 18 failed to heed orders to stop, wounding one person, the state-run National News Agency said.
It said two other occupants of the car were arrested. They were drunk.
Soon after the shootout, which took place around 6:30am in Tripoli”s Bab al-Tabanneh neighborhood, angry protestors set the Renault on fire.
They also blocked the main Tripoli-Akkar highway with burning tires, NNA said.
Another crowd, meanwhile, opened fire on the army checkpoint, prompting troops to return fire.
A man identified as Ahmed al-Zoubi was killed in the shootout and several people were wounded, including a man by the name of Abu Da”aas.
Lebanese troops and dignitaries from Bab al-Tebanneh worked together to contain the security breach.
The Lebanese army command issued a communiqué explaining details of the incident. It vowed not to be lenient on security violators.
The army statement denied earlier news reports that said clashes raged with militants as Lebanese troops launched a major raid in Bab al-Tabanneh.