[An Nahar] A child was killed on Thursday in festivities that erupted in the northern city of Tripoli...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
after the death of a local from injuries he sustained during a shooting in the morning, reported the National News Agency.
It said that Walid Barhoum died after he was shot at three times in the city earlier on Thursday.
MTV reported that Barhoum, a Sunni, is married to a Alawite and they both reside in Tripoli's Jabal Mohsen neighborhood.
Arab Democratic Party politburo chief Rifaat Eid
...secretary general of the Leb Arab Democratic Party, a Pencilneck regime front organization...
told LBCI television that the targeting of the Alawite sect in Tripoli "is a mark of shame on the foreheads of every politician and security official."
Over 22 assaults have taken place against residents of Jabal Mohsen, that has a majority Alawite population, prompting Human Rights Watch
... dedicated to bitching about human rights violations around the world...
to issue a warning over the issue.
Soon after the news of Barhoum's death broke out, gunshots were heard in the rival neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen.
A ten-year-old girl, Fatima al-Ashi, was killed in the ensuing festivities.
Ten people were also maimed in the unrest.
The army has since responded to the sources of the gunshots and deployed heavily in the area.
Machinegun festivities erupted on the frontiers of Bab al-Tabbaneh, al-Riva and Jabal Mohsen while three shells have been fired until the moment, reported Voice of Leb radio (100.5).
It later said that sniper gunshots are targeting the al-Mallouleh area.
VDL (93.3) said that Salah Mishhawi, Huzaifa al-Ali, and Abou Ali Sahyouni were maimed in the festivities.