Romeo loved Juliet in the little Syrian village of Imtan—and, as a result. three men have been killed and 33 wounded, states the "Daily Herald.
This was the tragic ending to-day a to a feud begun 40 years ago between the local Montagues and Capulets.
Then, four people were killed, the murderers escaping to the United States.
Since that day, there has been bitter hostility between the families.
Recently, however, the second son of one family had been secretly making love to the youngest daughter of the other. This morning it was found they had eloped.
The discovery led to a battle between supporters of the rival families.
With household knives, and farmyard rakes and billhooks, they fought in the village street.
Only the arrival of police reinforcements saved further casualties.
Fortunately the police, knowing of the feud. had confiscated all firearms before-hand, otherwise the death roll would have been higher.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.