Six hurt in north Lebanon clashes fuelled by Syria


TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - At least six people were wounded in a second night of sectarian fighting in Lebanon's port city of Tripoli on Thursday, residents said, the latest sign of violence fuelled by the civil war in neighbouring Syria.

The sounds of machineguns and rocket propelled grenades rocked neighbouring districts that are home to communities linked to both sides of the Syrian conflict.

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