How did tensions move to Beirut? What did the capital’s residents wake up to?

Tensions moved to Beirut Sunday night as a group of Future bloc partisans from Tarik El Jdideh burned tires on the Sports Stadium’s highway after verbal bouts with the guards of the headquarters of the Arab Movement led by Shaker al-Berjawi. The bouts quickly turned into an exchange of fire starting with machine guns leading to the use of RPGs. Clashes continued until 4 a.m., killing two of al-Berjawi’s partisans and wounding 18 of them.    

Al-Berjawi told LBCI that 600 gunmen from the Future bloc, Islamic Associations, Syrian opposition and Palestinians affiliated to Abou Ammar attacked his office, adding that he received support from the region of Aramoun.      

Al-Berjawi denied information that a group from Hezbollah managed to evacuate him under fire.    

The residents of the Engineering Faculty Street near the Arab University woke up to a scene that reminded them of the Lebanese war as they saw burnt and bullet-pierced cars and motorcycles.      
The entry of the ISF to the region later on created a relatively reassuring atmosphere for citizens.         

Al-Berjawi said that he will file a lawsuit against those who burned his office and killed innocent people, adding that he is the son of Tarik El Jdideh and will go back there as soon as  possible.