Clashes in Lebanon's Tripoli Kills Seven

Seven people, including a three-year-old boy, have been killed since Saturday in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, medical and security sources said.   The victims are the latest casualties of violence fuelled by sectarian tensions over neighboring Syria's civil war.   Tripoli, 30 km (20 miles) from the Syrian border, has been sharply divided between the Sunni Muslim majority and small Alawite community for decades.   The Lebanese army used “rockets” for the...

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