TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Gunbattles between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad continued unabated in Tripoli, north Lebanon, Friday with the sound of explosions rocking many parts of the city.
There were no overall casualty figures immediately available, but at least nine people were wounded, including six Lebanese Army soldiers, in the fighting that has continued sporadically well into Thursday.
Fighting intensified after midnight as the warring sides traded mortar bombs, rocket-propelled grenades and B-10 recoilless rifles.
According to security sources, a roadside bomb wounded several soldiers patrolling the Tripoli neighborhood of Bab al-Raml.
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