Rival factions clash in north Lebanon, one dead

TRIPOLI, Lebanon, Nov 27 (Reuters) - One person was killed and at least four were wounded on Tuesday in a gunfight between pro- and anti-government Lebanese factions in the northern port city of Tripoli, security sources said.

The clash was between the Sunni fundamentalist Islamic Tawheed movement, which is close to the Syria-backed opposition, and the pro-government Tripoli Battalions group, they said.

One security source said the son of the leader of Islamic Tawheed had been killed in the battle near the group's headquarters in the Abu Samra suburb. Security sources said the incident escalated from a dispute between two men.

A military source said the army had surrounded the area.

Tensions are high in Lebanon as rival political leaders remain deadlocked over finding a new president. Both sides have accused each other of arming and training their followers.

The Lebanese army fought a 15-week battle with al Qaeda-inspired militants at the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli this year. More than 400 people were killed. (Reporting by Yara Bayoumy; Editing by Robert Woodward)