By Prensa Latina,
Beirut : Armed clashes between rival Muslin factions in northern Lebanon have killed at least six and wounded 50 people, although they are less intense after security forces interfered.
Among the victims, there were combatants from Bad al-Tebbaneh towns, of Sunnite majority, and Jabal Mohsen, basically of Shiite Alawit, although there were also civilians including women and children, the Police reported.
Clashes between Sunnites supporters of parliamentary majority led by Saad Hariri, linked to Prime Minister Fuad Siniora, and Shiites Alawits that support Hizbolla movement (God’s Party) have forced residents to run away from the area, looking for a shelter.
The media in this capital reported that combats in Tripoli, the second important city of the country, show that there are still differences between the main Lebanese political parties, even after the National Unity government was created.
One of the most controversial issues is God’s Party status definition, due to its double condition, as political group and armed movement.
Hizbolla considered necessary to maintain its arsenal to guarantee protection to Lebanon from a eventual Israeli attacks, as it happened in July 2006, but its opponents insisted on the fact that it must only appear as a political party.