Armed men ambushed a funeral Sunday in an area south of the Lebanese capital Beirut which developed into clashes that left a number of casualties.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that the country's military said Sunday.

Gunmen opened fire during a funeral procession in the Khalde region for Ali Shibli, a member of the Hezbollah movement, the military said in a statement.

Shibli was shot and killed the previous night at a wedding ceremony in the town of Jiyeh, south of Beirut, reportedly in revenge for the killing of a member of an Arab tribe in August 2020.

Security forces have been deployed in Khalde, and if anyone with a weapon is seen on the streets or a bullet is fired, they will come under fire, it added.