Lebanese authorities arrest 4 suspects in deadly street battle in Beirut
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities have arrested four suspects in this week's deadly Beirut street battle between the Shiite Muslim Hezbollah group and a small Sunni group.
The suspects are accused of attacking and setting fire to a Sunni mosque during Tuesday's hours-long clash, which killed three people, including two Hezbollah members. It was the worst fighting in Beirut since 2008.
A senior security official says the arrests were made in army raids Friday night in the Bourj Abu Haidar residential neighborhood, where the fighting took place.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The official spoke Saturday on condition of anonymity in line with military regulations.
Witnesses said the fighting was touched off by a traffic dispute that escalated when local gunmen gathered reinforcements.