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Clashes kill four, injure 25 in north Lebanon

TRIPOLI, Lebanon  - Supporters and opponents of a popular uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad clashed in neighboring Lebanon's port city of Tripoli on Saturday, leaving four dead and 25 wounded, residents and a doctor said.
A Reuters journalist said the sides fired machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades at each other and that the army moved into the area with armored vehicles to try and quell the violence, but did not open fire.
Residents said the fatalities included civilians caught in the crossfire and that a Lebanese soldier was among the wounded. Sporadic fighting raged since the early hours of the morning.
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