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Seven dead, 30 wounded in north Lebanon clashes
Source: Reuters
Seven dead, 30 wounded in north Lebanon clashes
TRIPOLI, Lebanon | Sat Jun 2, 2012 10:46am EDT
(Reuters) - Seven people were killed and 30 wounded in Lebanon's port city of Tripoli on Saturday in clashes between Lebanese supporters and opponents of a popular uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, an army doctor at the scene said,
Residents of neighboring districts have fought on-off skirmishes in recent weeks, but Saturday's death toll is the highest in a single day in Tripoli, raising fears that Syria's unrest will spill over into its smaller neighbor.
(Reporting by Nazih Saddiq)
TRIPOLI, Lebanon | Sat Jun 2, 2012 10:46am EDT
(Reuters) - Seven people were killed and 30 wounded in Lebanon's port city of Tripoli on Saturday in clashes between Lebanese supporters and opponents of a popular uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, an army doctor at the scene said,
Residents of neighboring districts have fought on-off skirmishes in recent weeks, but Saturday's death toll is the highest in a single day in Tripoli, raising fears that Syria's unrest will spill over into its smaller neighbor.
(Reporting by Nazih Saddiq)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/02/us-lebanon-deathtoll-idUSBRE8510B820120602
