Three killed in intense fighting in north Lebanon

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TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AFP) — At least three people were killed in fierce sectarian clashes in Lebanon's northern port of Tripoli on Friday as fighters exchanged rocket-propelled grenades and sniper fire, a security official said.

"Three people have been killed," the official said on condition of anonymity, adding that one of the dead was a woman and that another 22 people were wounded.

One of the wounded was caught in crossfire between fighters in the mainly Sunni Bab al-Tebbaneh district and the neighbouring largely Alawite area of Jabal Mohsen.

Another person was wounded by a sniper earlier on Friday, the security official said.

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