A Fight with Daggers and Sticks Left 5 Wounded in Northern Metn
Five people were wounded Monday when residents from northern Metn fought with daggers and sticks during a street brawl that took place after a man parked his bike in the wrong place.
Police said the fight which broke out around 5 pm pitted residents from al-Ruwaisat against others from New Jdeideh in northern Metn.
They identified the injured as Elie Kreidi, Adel Khoury, Hanna Khoury, David Khoury and Joe Khoury.
Security forces made up of police and army troops quickly stepped in to contain the fight.
News reports said a resident from Ruwaisat who belongs to the Yehya family parked his bike at the entrance to a building in New Jdeideh.
They said a verbal quarrel developed when tenants asked him to remove his bike and park it somewhere else.
Yehya got on his bike and sped away to Ruwaisat only to come back to New Jdeideh with 60 people, including relatives and friends from Zaaiter family who were armed with knives, daggers and sticks.
They fought with residents on Osseily Street in Jdeitit el-Metn until security forces were dispatched to the area to halt the clash.
Four people from the Yehya and Zaaiter families were arrested and taken for interrogation.