BEIRUT: A fight that erupted between unidentified men affiliated with the Amal Movement and al-Jamaa al-Islamiya left two injured Wednesday.
Local television stations reported the incident took place shortly after al-Jamaa al-Islamiya supporters distributed sweets in celebration of Prophet Mohammad’s birthday in the neighborhood of Mar Elias.
A quarrel broke out when a group of young men who support Amal forcibly removed a flag erected by a member of the Islamist group. Two men from al-Jamaa al-Islamiya were injured and transported to a nearby hospital.