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Argument degenerates into armed clashes in Beddawi

Argument degenerates into armed clashes in Beddawi

The entrance to the Beddawi Palestinian refugee camp. (Credit: Michel Hallak/L'Orient Today)

BEIRUT — A personal dispute between members of the Saleh and Serhal families, living in the Palestinian refugee camp of Beddawi in North Lebanon, degenerated into armed clashes Sunday, causing material damage in the camp.

Here's what we know: 

    • According to our correspondent in the area, the exchanges of fire between members of the two families damaged shops and houses, as well as cars parked nearby; however, there were no human casualties. Palestinian security forces within the camp intervened and eased tensions.

    • The Beddawi region often experiences disputes that degenerate into armed clashes, while the socio-economic collapse of the country raises fears of ever more regular security overflows. 

BEIRUT — A personal dispute between members of the Saleh and Serhal families, living in the Palestinian refugee camp of Beddawi in North Lebanon, degenerated into armed clashes Sunday, causing material damage in the camp.Here's what we know:     • According to our correspondent in the area, the exchanges of fire between members of the two families damaged shops and houses, as...