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Beirut – undeclared truce  A relative calm had been restored. “The guns have fallen silent and it seems there is an undeclared truce after four hours of clashes,” Zeina Khodr. https://twitter.com/ZeinakhodrAljaz/status/1448622048075558917

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UN’s Joanna Wroneca calls for ‘restraint’ UN special coordinator for Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka calls for maximum restraint.  “At this juncture, it is critical to show maximum restraint, ensure that calm is restored and that citizens are protected,” Wronecka said in a tweet. https://twitter.com/JWronecka/status/1448582164287721474

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Beirut ‘war zone’ – ‘Most serious and intense battle in years’  Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr, reporting from Beirut, says the city’s streets look like a war zone. “This is the most serious and intense gun battles in the streets of Beirut in years. The full area is a war zone, the army is out and in force but still unable to contain the situation, unable to stop these ongoing gunfire,” she said. https://twitter.com/EliseiNicole/status/1448632651208970246

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Statement on Beirut – ‘shots in the head with live ammunition’ Following a meeting with heads of security agencies, Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi has said in a statement:  “The security agencies knew about the gatherings that took place, but had no indicators that could develop into shots in the head with live ammunition.” “Civil peace between the Lebanese is not to be played with.” Mawlawi said an investigation is ongoing and all security measures will be taken. https://twitter.com/Ghaneemu/status/1448605530143010819

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