Lebanese Clashes Spread to Beirut After Security Killing
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Lebanese troops fought with gunmen in Sunni Muslim areas of Beirut following the assassination of a senior security official that is being blamed on neighboring Syria.
Sniper fire rang out in southeast Beirut during the morning rush hour yesterday after overnight clashes that left one dead and nine wounded, according to the official National News Agency. In the northern city of Tripoli, four people have been killed and 18 people injured since Oct. 21, NNA said. A man died from wounds he sustained during an exchange of fire in the southern town of Wadi Zaina, the agency reported.