Clashes erupted in Lebanon's Bekka valley during funeral for Sunni victim
17/9/2008 17:21
Fierce clashes erupted in the town of Taalabaya in Lebanon's Bekaa valley
yesterday when gunmen opened fire from overlooking hills on a funeral procession
for a Sunni victim who was shot dead earlier, local As-Safir daily reported
today.The victim Abdallah al-Adawi was a member of Sunni Future movement headed
by majority leader MP Saad Hariri.
The yesterday clashes blocked traffic
along the highway connecting the pre-dominantly Shiite village of Taalabaya and
Sunni village of Saadnayel, said the report, giving no more details about the
clashes.
The clashes took place while Lebanese rival political leaders were
meeting at the presidential palace for national dialogue.
In June, more than
three people died in clashes between Shiite supporter of Hezbollah and Sunni
supporters of Future Movement in Taalabya and the neighboring village of
Saadnayel.
Xinhua
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