Clashes Erupt at Gas Stations in South and North

A group of young men on Wednesday attacked a gas station in the southern town of Msayleh and assaulted its owner and his three sons, al-Jadeed TV reported.

They “attacked the owner and his sons with batons and sharp objects, fired gunshots in the air and tried to smash and torch the station, leaving several people injured,” the TV network said.

The owner had appeared on al-Jadeed earlier in the day and accused “extortion gangs” of imposing their control over his gas station.

Citizens stranded at the gas station meanwhile urged security forces to intervene to contain the situation.

Elsewhere, a dispute at a gas station in the northern region of al-Beddawi escalated into a fistfight and gunfire. An altercation at another Beddawi gas station also erupted into gunfire.

The reports blamed the clashes on disputes between citizens and the workers of the two gas stations due to the major vehicles congestion that the two stations witnessed.

The two incidents sparked panic among citizens as an army force arrived at the two stations and worked on containing the situation.