Gunfire heard in town south of Beirut

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Military troops were dispatched to restore calm in Khaldeh Last week, clashes in the same town killed two people CAIRO: Lebanese troops were deployed to the town of Khaldeh, south of Beirut, after gunfire was heard Tuesday afternoon. The military troops were dispatched to restore calm in the area, the national news agency in Lebanon reported. Vehicles entering and exiting the town were carefully inspected, it added. Last week, clashes in the same town involving Hezbollah supporters killed two people and three more were injured. The gunfight was sparked after Hezbollah supporters raised a religious banner angering members of local tribes, which support the rival Future Movement. The fighting escalated into heavy gunfire using light and medium weapons.

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