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Two dead in North Lebanon following gunfight: reports

Two dead in North Lebanon following gunfight: reports

A car set on fire in Mina, North Lebanon, on Friday. (Credit: NNA/Michel Hallak)

BEIRUT — One person died and another was injured in a gunfight Friday in Mina area of Tripoli, our local correspondent reported. A second person was later killed when residents, angered by the incident, set a factory on fire, our correspondent added.

Here’s what we know:

    • A dispute led to gunfire in the area, leaving one person dead and another injured and hospitalized.

    • Residents, upset about the man’s death, set several vehicles and the factory that the alleged shooter works in on fire. In the blaze that ensured, eight factory workers were injured and one was found dead, our correspondent reported. 

BEIRUT — One person died and another was injured in a gunfight Friday in Mina area of Tripoli, our local correspondent reported. A second person was later killed when residents, angered by the incident, set a factory on fire, our correspondent added.Here’s what we know:    • A dispute led to gunfire in the area, leaving one person dead and another injured and hospitalized.  ...