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| Lebanon Islamist clashes spread |
| 2007-06-25 |
| At least 10 people have been killed in fighting between Lebanese troops and suspected Islamic militants in the northern city of Tripoli. Two civilians, one soldier, a policeman and at least six Islamist gunmen are said to have been killed in the fight. It came after the army raided an apartment of a suspected militant in the Abu Samra district on Saturday. The clashes mark a shift in fighting away from the nearby Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp. The latest violence began when gunmen fired at soldiers who were trying to raid their apartment, the Reuters news agency reported. The army responded with an attack, blocking off the area and bringing in reinforcements. At least twelve people were wounded in the stand-off. Earlier, four soldiers were killed in fighting with Islamist militants in the Nahr al-Bared camp. A bomb killed three soldiers and a sniper shot dead another. The army responded by shelling the militants, who are from the Fatah al-Islam group and have been besieged at the camp for more than a month. A month of fighting has left more than 170 people dead, in Lebanon's worst internal violence since the 1975-90 civil war. |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #1 According to Debka: A fierce firefight between Lebanese troops and Islamist radicals in Tripoli leaves at least 12 soldiers dead, 12 wounded |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-06-25 06:21 |