Eight people have been killed in the clashes that broke out in Amamra area east of Msallata on Friday morning, between members of the Vital Places Protection Force and other gunmen, a local source reported.

The fight was due to a quarrel over controlling the desalination plant located in Souk Al-Khamis in Khoms city, a source, who preferred to remain anonymous, explained.

The source added that three of the eight fatalities were of the Protection Force, pointing out that all bodies were transferred to the General Hospital of Khoms city.

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