Beirut / Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) calls on
all those involved in the current armed violence in Lebanon to spare the lives of innocents and facilitate evacuation of the wounded.
Fighting broke out in Beirut on Wednesday and on
Thursday, armed clashes between supporters of various political groups spread from the capital to other parts of the country, leaving at least 10 persons dead in Beirut and a number of persons
injured.
In the village of Saadnayel, in eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, stray bullets injured five civilians, including a 12-year-old child.
The ICRC appeals to those engaged in
the fighting to allow medical and humanitarian personnel to carry out their tasks and have unimpeded access to the wounded.
Those personnel, as well as medical vehicles and facilities, must
be protected against the effects of the violence.
For further information, please contact:
Virginia de la Guardia, ICRC Beirut, tel: +961 1 739 297/8/9 or +961 70 12 98
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Anna Schaaf, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 79 217 32 17
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