Heavy Fighting Continues Between Sunni Militants And Leabanese Soldiers In The City Of Sidon

Lebanon Clashes: At Least 16 Soldiers Killed In Sidon -- BBC

At least 16 Lebanese soldiers have been killed in clashes with Sunni militants in the port city of Sidon.

Fighting broke out after supporters of a radical Sunni cleric opened fire on a checkpoint on Sunday.

Clashes continued overnight as security forces tried to surround the cleric's supporters, local media say.

Sectarian tensions in Lebanon have risen since the country's Shia movement Hezbollah backed Syria's government in the civil war there.

Witnesses said machine gun and rocket fire shook Sidon, 40km (28 miles) south of Beirut, causing panic among residents.

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