Lebanese army deploys to area in north after deadly violence

FILE PHOTO: Traffic jam caused by cars lining up for fuel in Damour, Lebanon. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese army has deployed troops to an area of the north where two men have been killed this week in violence between rival clans that spiralled out of a dispute over logging, a security source said on Thursday.

Heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades were used during fighting in the predominantly Sunni Muslim area between people from the villages of Akkar al-Atiqa and Fnaidek on Wednesday, the source said. The situation was calm on Thursday.