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One person killed in Bekaa Valley shooting, security source says

One person killed in Bekaa Valley shooting, security source says

Scene of the shooting. (Credit: Sarah Abdullah/L'Orient Today)

One person was killed and three were wounded during a shooting near a mosque in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on Friday, a security source said, adding that preliminary information indicated it was sparked by a personal dispute.

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said the shooting had taken place at the mosque in Bar Elias and army forces had headed to the site. It said the shooter was wounded during the arrest by the army.

A security source told L'Orient Today that the alleged shooter was arrested and handed over to the army.

Later on Friday, a sit-in was held in Bar Elias in response to the incident. The gunman's house was set on fire by unknown assailants, according to our correspondent.

Reporting contributed by Sarah Abdallah

One person was killed and three were wounded during a shooting near a mosque in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on Friday, a security source said, adding that preliminary information indicated it was sparked by a personal dispute.Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said the shooting had taken place at the mosque in Bar Elias and army forces had headed to the site. It said the shooter was wounded...