Clashes renewed between the detractors and supporters of the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad in north Lebanon Saturday, leaving two soldiers from the Lebanese Army wounded.

Shooting between the pre-dominantly Alawite neighborhood of Jabal Mohsen and mainly Sunni district Bab al-Tabbaneh in Lebanon' s northern city of Tripoli has been ongoing since Thursday night.

The clashes in Tripoli raise concerns about unrest spilling over into Lebanon as the unrest continue in Syria.

Clashes had intensified after midday prayers Friday when 700 people marched from a mosque in Tripoli and demonstrated in the city center against the Syrian government. The Alawite Arab Democratic Party issued a statement accusing residents of Bab al- Tabbaneh of starting the fighting.

The Lebanese Army said two of its members were wounded Friday, bringing the total number of wounded in Tripoli since Friday to nine -- five soldiers and four civilians.

Also, one person was killed and two people were injured after an arms depot exploded in the Tripoli area of Qobbeh Friday night. According to Lebanese press reports, the depot is located at a privately-owned farm.

A security source told Xinhua that the Lebanese Army has been ordered to arrest anyone carrying weapons. The military has also been circulating extensive patrols in the Bab Al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen areas.

Lebanon's Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani, the head of the highest Sunni authority in Lebanon, described Saturday the ongoing clashes in Tripoli as an attempt to incite sectarian strife.

The Mufti urged the Lebanese Army to swiftly place the area under its control and put an end to the violence in a bid to strengthen civil peace and national unity.