BEIRUT, Lebanon - A Lebanese soldier was killed during a gunfight Tuesday between Hezbollah supporters and pro-government loyalists, security officials said.

The victim, Hussein Mohammed Janadin, was caught in the crossfire as Hezbollah supporters opened fire on two pro-government loyalists taking shelter at a military post in the village of Aramoun, south of the capital Beirut, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.

Janadin died on the way to the hospital, and two other men suffered fractures when Hezbollah supporters beat them with sticks, the officials said.

Tuesday's shooting occurred a day after 17 people were wounded, three seriously, in a similar gunfight in Beirut between Shiite supporters of Hezbollah and pro-government Sunni loyalists. Both incidents reflect the continued tension between the two factions despite last week's Arab-brokered deal to end Lebanon's prolonged political crisis.

The army said it deployed troops to the area of Tuesday's shooting and arrested people suspected of involvement in the gunfight.

Also Tuesday, the Interior Ministry issued a ban in Beirut on the use of motorbikes, car parades, political party flags and provocative slogans. The measures all went into effect at 6 p.m. (1500 GMT) local time and were an attempt to prevent a resurgence of sectarian violence.

Monday night's shooting erupted as Hezbollah supporters rode motorbikes in a Sunni area, waving flags and saluting Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah.

Hezbollah and fellow Shiite group Amal renewed their call Tuesday for supporters to stop celebratory gunfire and car and motorbike parades near Sunni areas to avoid renewed sectarian violence.

Sectarian street fighting this month between Hezbollah supporters and pro-government Sunni loyalists in Beirut and other areas left 81 dead and more than 200 wounded. -AP