Lebanese soldiers deployed at al-Nour square, Tripoli, North Lebanon, Jan. 31, 2021. (Fathi al-Masri/AFP)
BEIRUT — Three people were killed and one person was injured Wednesday evening after a gunfight broke out on the outskirts of the Kabiit town in Akkar, according to our correspondent in the region.
The owner of the Rabieh hall venue was killed, along with his wife and son. Another son is currently being treated at Al Habtoor Hospital and is in a critical condition. The exact circumstances of the armed dispute are still not clear.
Security forces were deployed to the area and efforts with local leaders are underway to restore calm.
On Tuesday, Caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi announced a "sustainable" security plan was devised for North Lebanon, following two deadly shootings in Tripoli that raised fears of more violence.
Deadly armed clashes have been on the rise in Lebanon’s north amid a deepening economic crisis.
On Monday, another armed clash, reportedly between family members, left one person dead in Tripoli's Abi Samra neighborhood.
Last Friday, clashes at a phone shop in Tripoli’s al-Tal neighborhood killed four people, including two brothers and the shop’s owner. Another person was left injured. The assailants reportedly used military-grade weapons.
Reporting contributed by Michel Hallak