DHAKA: Armed clashes have erupted in the Syrian town of Douma after hungry residents stormed food warehouses belonging to an Islamist rebel group.

A monitoring group said on Saturday, reports The Straits Times.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the clashes on Friday began when residents of the town in Damascus province tried to storm depots belonging to a charity linked to the Army of Islam rebel brigade.

‘Warehouse guards opened fire on the citizens, and some of them responded with fire,’ the Britain-based monitor said.

Several people were wounded in the clashes, which resumed on Saturday in parts of the town, the Observatory added.

BDST: 2132 HRS, NOV 15, 2014