The Shiite Hezbollah controls entire districts of Beirut and other important areas of Lebanon.
Now at least five people were killed in clashes with Sunni residents.
Beirut - At least five people, including three militia members, were killed in a clash between Sunni residents and supporters of the Shiite Hezbollah in Lebanon.
According to security circles, the fighting broke out south of Beirut during the funeral march for Ali Shibli, who belonged to a group close to Hezbollah.
He was shot dead by a Sunni tribe at a wedding on Saturday.
The shooter, in turn, was the brother of a young person whom Schibli is said to have killed a year ago.
In the fighting in the coastal town of Chalda, the shooters used machine guns and bazookas, reported the state news agency NNA.
As a result, panic broke out among residents and pedestrians.
Several people were injured.
According to eyewitnesses, the attackers attacked the funeral march as it passed a residential area of Sunni tribes.
Army soldiers then threatened to open fire on the riflemen.
The powerful Hezbollah, led by Hassan Nasrallah, has a broad network of supporters in Lebanon. With its own militia, it controls entire districts of Beirut and other important areas of the country, especially in the south. dpa