3 killed in clashes between Hizbullah, Ahbash elements

We are see the 3 killed in clashes between Hizbullah, Ahbash elements
Resistance demands surrender of Fawaz’s killers
By The Daily Star

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BEIRUT: Three men were killed in Beirut on Tuesday in clashes between supporters of Shiite group Hizbullah and a Sunni faction, Al-Ahbash, security sources said.

Mohammad Fawaz, a Hizbullah official, his aide Munzer Hadi and Fawez Omeirat from Al-Ahbash were killed in clashes sparked by a fight between a supporter of Hizbullah and another from Al-Ahbash in the mixed Sunni-Shiite Beirut neighborhood of Burj Abi Haidar in Beirut.

But late on Tuesday Hizbullah and Al-Ahbash issued a joint statement following a meeting at the offices of the Lebanese Army Intelligence Unit in Beirut saying the clash was “an isolated one and does not carry any political and sectarian undertones.”

However, Hizbullah later demanded the surrender of four persons involved in the killing of Fawaz, warning that it would interfere militarily if its demand was not met, according to reports.

The Association of Islamic Charitable Projects, better known as Al-Ahbash, is a pro-Syrian conservative Sunni Muslim group, rival to many other Sunni groups in the country, including Premier Saad Hariri’s Future Movement and the hard-line Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya.

Hizbullah and Al-Ahbash also agreed to “contain the incident and end it immediately, as well as banning all armed presence in the area so as to deal with all the repercussions of the incident,” the statement added.

Also, the statement said the Lebanese Army has started an investigation into the incident, with both Hizbullah and Al-Ahbash vowing not to protect anyone who endangers security and stability.
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