Sectarian Clashes in Lebanon It kills 23 people

                            

BEIRUT, KOMPAS.com - At least 23 people were killed in clashes between Sunnis and Alawites in Tripoli, Lebanon, since the unrest broke out on Sunday (19/05/2013).

bloodiest day was Thursday (05/23/2013) after 11 people were killed in 24 hours. Similarly, a Lebanese security source told AFP .

In addition to those killed, 167 were wounded in the clashes that the majority of residents of Jabal Mohsen Alawites and Sunnis from the district of Bab el-Tebbaneh.

Bloody clashes in Tripoli has appeared sporadically since the conflict broke out in Syria in March 2011. In any unrest in Tripoli, a resident of the district's second most frequently involved.

Outside of the two districts, the Tripoli city life of 500,000 that was normal. However, traffic is less crowded, a number of schools were closed, but some stores still operate as usual look.

It is the contrast seen in the district of Jabal Mohsen in the Bab el-Tebbaneh. Here the streets were deserted and some people chose to leave their homes for a while.

The Lebanese army deployed all over the city since the unrest broke out. However, the presence of the army and the meeting between the two leaders with the leadership of the security forces could not dampen the clash.

On Friday (05/24/2013) morning, clashes have started to decrease. However, the fight is not yet known whether this is a sign of the reduced conditions have returned to normal or just pause for a moment before the fight resumed in the afternoon.