Tripoli clashes ease, tension remains
- 12 years ago
Fighting eases in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli after sectarian clashes that killed at least ten people.
But damaged cars and buildings remain as a reminder of the tension that hangs over this area.
The fighting - between Sunni Muslims and Alawites - resulted in more than 100 people being wounded.
The clashes were described by witnesses as some of the heaviest since Lebanon's civil war, and residents called for an end to the violence.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) BAB AL-TABBANEH RESIDENT, BILAL:
"We are demanding peace. We are people who don't want war, we want to live and work. I have had a shop her for no longer than six months. Thank God I work away from all the problems. We are people who don't want war."
Footage from the clashes show automatic weapons being used and witnesses reported hearing explosions - thought to be from rocket propelled grenades.
The area is one of Lebanon's most volatile - chronic Sunni-Alawite tensions spilled into clashes there killing 15 people in early June.
But damaged cars and buildings remain as a reminder of the tension that hangs over this area.
The fighting - between Sunni Muslims and Alawites - resulted in more than 100 people being wounded.
The clashes were described by witnesses as some of the heaviest since Lebanon's civil war, and residents called for an end to the violence.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) BAB AL-TABBANEH RESIDENT, BILAL:
"We are demanding peace. We are people who don't want war, we want to live and work. I have had a shop her for no longer than six months. Thank God I work away from all the problems. We are people who don't want war."
Footage from the clashes show automatic weapons being used and witnesses reported hearing explosions - thought to be from rocket propelled grenades.
The area is one of Lebanon's most volatile - chronic Sunni-Alawite tensions spilled into clashes there killing 15 people in early June.