One dead in Beirut gunfight between Assad supporters and opponents

Lebanese Army soldiers patrol with their weapons after clashes in south Beirut March 23, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

BEIRUT (Reuters) - One person was killed and 10 people were wounded in clashes in south Beirut on Sunday between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, security sources said.

The fighting broke out before dawn between gunmen loyal to Shaker Barjawi, a Sunni Muslim who supports the Alawite president, and other Sunni Muslims who back the three-year uprising against Assad's rule.