WORLD IN BRIEF : LEBANON : Christians Stream From Capital; 3 Die
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Thousands of Christians, fearing another eruption of inter-communal warfare, streamed out of East Beirut as rival armies reinforced their positions north and northeast of the capital. Three civilians were killed as sporadic battles punctuated a shaky cease-fire that halted 10 days of inter-Christian skirmishes between Maj. Gen. Michel Aoun’s troops and the Lebanese Forces militia of Samir Geagea.
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