Six people die in fighting between feuding neighborhoods in Tripoli
Cease-fire goes into effect, but militants ignore order
By Agence France Presse (AFP)
Saturday, July 26, 2008
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Six people, including a child, were killed in fierce clashes on Friday in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli as fighters exchanged rocket-propelled grenades and sniper fire, a security official said. The 10-year-old boy, Yehya Abboud, died of injuries sustained earlier in the day when he was hit by a stray bullet, the official told AFP.
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Tags: Army, Clash, Fight, Hizbullah, North, Official, Parliament, Sunni, Trip
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