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Paramedics say at least 11 people were killed around the town of Shwayfat during clashes between gunmen loyal to Hezbollah and supporters of Lebanon's pro-Western government. A lull followed as Lebanon's army moved into the mountains outlooking the capital. Fighting has re-erupted meanwhile in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli. The five days of unrest across Lebanon has claimed at least 47 lives and left nearly 200 people wounded. On Sunday Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo agreed to send a mediators to help Lebanon end its worst crisis since its civil war of the 1980s. A Lebanese government source says the Arab League delegation could arrive by late Tuesday. Lebanon's government has been locked for 18 months in a power struggle with Hezbollah, a militia backed by Iran and Syria.
(Deutsche Welle)
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