Syria spillover clashes escalate in Lebanon
- 12 years ago
A prominent Sunni sheikh has been killed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. The death of Khaled al-Baradei follows five days of street battles that have killed at least 17 people. The fighting is between supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and those who oppose him. From Tripoli, Al Jazeera's James Bays reports on how the spillover from Syria's uprising is reopening old wounds in Lebanon.