At least two people have been killed and 25 wounded in sectarian clashes in Lebanon's second largest city Tripoli.
Security sources said explosions and machinegun fire rocked the city as supporters of Lebanon's majority and the Shiite Hezbollah-led opposition battled on the outskirts of the mainly Sunni Muslim port city. Lebanese army Global Media Forum in Bonn wraps up second day ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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