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| Lebanon army moves to end crisis | Lebanon army moves to end crisis |
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| Lebanon's army has overturned two key government measures in an attempt to defuse tensions between the pro-western government and Shia group Hezbollah. | |
| The army said the Hezbollah-allied head of security at Beirut airport should remain in his post and the group's phone network be maintained. | The army said the Hezbollah-allied head of security at Beirut airport should remain in his post and the group's phone network be maintained. |
| A row over these two issues sparked this weeks's violence in which at least 24 people have died. | A row over these two issues sparked this weeks's violence in which at least 24 people have died. |
| The army also called on all groups to withdraw gunmen from Beirut's streets. | The army also called on all groups to withdraw gunmen from Beirut's streets. |
| Earlier, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora had called on the army to restore law and order, saying the country would not fall to Hezbollah after four days of street battles which saw the Shia movement push supporters of the government from western Beirut. | |
| "Your state will not fall under the control of the coup implementers," he said. | |
| In his first response to Hezbollah's de facto takeover of the west of the capital, Mr Siniora said his government would never declare war against the Shia group. | |
| At least two people were killed after gunfire broke out during a funeral in a Sunni area of Beirut, and clashes in northern Lebanon killed 10 more. | |
| The unrest has sparked memories of Lebanon's bitter, 15-year civil war. |