The sound of the explosion of a hand grenade and shotguns which targeted a Lebanese army's checkpoint were heard in Tripoli's Syria street on Thursday. Preliminary information said that a Lebanese army soldier and a civilian were slightly injured.
This as Jabal Mohsen resident from the Alawite sect Khodr Abbas was shot in Tripoli's Syria Street, and was transferred to Zgharta's al-Saydeh Hospital.
On another note, activists in Tripoli circulated on Whatsapp a list which includes the names of Tripoli's fugitives.
The said list is believed to be given to all security apparatuses checkpoints in order to arrest the wanted fugitives.
The port city of Tripoli has long been a stronghold of Sunni Islamists in northern Lebanon.
But the city has become increasingly volatile in recent months due to the civil war in neighboring Syria, where the Sunni majority is leading a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.
Clashes erupted in Tripoli on Sunday the 19th of May between pro-Syrian regime supporters in the predominantly Alawite neighborhood of Jabal Mohsen and pro-revolution fighters in the Sunni Bab al-Tabbaneh leaving at least 35 persons killed, including 3 LAF members, and more than 300 others wounded.
Violence between the two areas stretches back to decades, but the recent round of fighting was the heaviest.
On Sunday the 26th of May, clashes eased significantly, while sporadic gunshots were still heard occasionally as Lebanese Armed Forces deployed in al-Kobbeh and Rifa regions, and headed towards Syria Street.