Coverage dated October 14, 2021

Lebanon pauses amid tense calm after deadly gun battles

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BEIRUT (AP) — Schools, banks and government offices across Lebanon shut down Friday after hours of gun battles between heavily armed militias killed seven people and terrorized the residents of

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  1. Lebanon Express

    Lebanon pauses amid tense calm after deadly gun battles (opens Lebanon Express)

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    BEIRUT (AP) — Schools, banks and government offices across Lebanon shut down Friday after hours of gun battles between heavily armed militias killed seven people and terrorized the residents of

  2. Los Angeles Times

    A tense calm descends on Beirut after a day of deadly gun battles (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Schools, banks and government offices across Lebanon shut down Friday to observe a day of mourning announced by the government.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Lebanon: Day of mourning in Beirut as world powers call for calm after clashes | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Banks, schools and government offices were closed the day after deadly clashes in Beirut, which are being considered the country's worst sectarian violence in a decade.

  4. Voice of America

    Tension Simmers in Lebanon After Deadly Gun Battles (opens Voice of America)

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    Schools, banks and government offices across Lebanon have shut down to observe a day of mourning announced by the government

  5. New York Times

    Lebanon Observes Day of Mourning After Sectarian Clashes Kill 6 (opens New York Times)

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    Beirut’s streets were quiet a day after gun battles between Christian and Shiite Muslim militias erupted amid tensions over an investigation into the port explosion last year.

  6. France 24

    Lebanon holds day of mourning after deadly sectarian clashes (opens France 24)

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    Schools, banks and government offices across Lebanon shut down Friday after hours of gun battles between heavily armed militias killed six people and terrorised the residents of Beirut.

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Lebanon PM calls day of mourning after deadly clashes | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Lebanon's prime minister has called a national day of mourning over the deaths of at least six people in political violence. Heavy gunfire erupted at a protest against the judge leading the investigation into a massive 2020 explosion at the city's port.

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