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Uneasy calm in Lebanon refugee camp following armed clashes

An uneasy calm returned to Ain Al-Hilweh, Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, on Thursday after a night of violent clashes between gunmen from the Fatah movement and rivals from the extremist Asbat Al-Ansar group. Machine guns…
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Arabic and international

UN condemns armed violence outside of state authority in Beirut

UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka expressed deep concern over the people killed during clashes in Beirut on Thursday and condemned the use of “armed violence outside of state authority.” In a statement, she underscored…
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Arabic and international

One dead, multiple wounded as armed clashes erupt in Beirut

Multiple casualties were reported, including at least one dead and eight wounded after gunshots were heard on Thursday in the vicinity of a protest against the Beirut port blast investigator. Protestors were fired at on their way to a…
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