Tripoli, Lebanon as seen from the Citadel From Yahoo News/AP:
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Sectarian clashes broke out Friday in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, killing six people, including a 10 year-old-boy and a policeman, and wounding at least 15, police officials said.
The clashes between Sunni Muslim gunmen and Alawites, an offshoot Shiite sect, broke out at dawn after a hand grenade was thrown toward a Sunni area, the state-run National News Agency reported. Tension has been high along Lebanon's religious and political fault lines since the militant Shiite group overran parts of in May in response to government attempts to limit its power.
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More News On Lebanon
North Lebanon battle kills six, wounds 50 -- Reuters
Six killed in intense fighting in north Lebanon -- AFP
Fresh clashes shake Lebanese city -- BBC News
My Comment: Everyone is positioning themselves for the next war. I guess some fingers were itchy today.
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