Clashes flare in Lebanon as crisis worsens
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gunmen">gunmen</span> <span word="exchanged">exchanged</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beirut">Beirut</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="wounding">wounding</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="deepening">deepening</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assassination">assassination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="official">official</span>, <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> 9-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 12 <span word="wounded">wounded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="clashes">clashes</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="gunmen">gunmen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tripoli">Tripoli</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="heightened">heightened</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span>, <span word="upsetting">upsetting</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="delicate">delicate</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="usher">usher</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sectarian">sectarian</span> <span word="bloodshed">bloodshed</span>.</p><p><span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Brigadier">Brigadier</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Wissam">Wissam</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Hassan">Hassan</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="chief">chief</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> 126 <span word="wounded">wounded</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="October">October</span> 19 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="bombing">bombing</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cautious">cautious</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="stances">stances</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> "<span word="decisive">decisive</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="chaos">chaos</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="tension">tension</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="condemned">condemned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="timely">timely</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>.</p><p>"<span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="forms">forms</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="condemns">condemns</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beirut">Beirut</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Lei">Lei</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>," <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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