Tensions were running high Sunday in the northern Metn area of Bourj Hammoud, in the wake of a clash that erupted Saturday between residents and a number of Kurd young men. “Residents staged a sit-in outside the Bourj Hammoud Municipality, demanding that security be imposed in the area,” LBCI television reported. They also called for “protecting them from the Kurds,” saying they must be kicked out of their houses.

 

Another sit-in was held outside the water firm in Bourj Hammoud amid the deployment of army troops and Internal Security Forces members. According to the Internal Security Forces’ Traffic Management Center, the road was blocked near the Saint Joseph Church during the protests. In the evening, the ISF issued a statement saying "the Bourj Hammoud department arrested overnight 5 Syrians in connection with the clash," noting that "investigations are underway under the supervision of the judiciary." [Link]