The Lebanese army declared an overnight curfew in Beirut on Thursday after rival Sunni and Shiite Muslims fought street battles that left three people dead and 152 wounded, police said.
The rioting was at a level not seen since the end of the 1975-1990 civil war, and came 48 hours after the Hezbollah-led opposition called a general strike which was also marred by deadly clashes.
The chaos overshadowed an international aid meeting for Lebanon in Paris where donors pledged more than 7.6 billion dollars to bolster the Western-backed government and help the country recover from war.
The army imposed the curfew from 8:30 pm (1830 GMT) until 6:00 am (0400 GMT) on Friday. Apart from army vehicles, Beirut's streets were deserted after the curfew took hold.
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The rioting was at a level not seen since the end of the 1975-1990 civil war, and came 48 hours after the Hezbollah-led opposition called a general strike which was also marred by deadly clashes.
The chaos overshadowed an international aid meeting for Lebanon in Paris where donors pledged more than 7.6 billion dollars to bolster the Western-backed government and help the country recover from war.
The army imposed the curfew from 8:30 pm (1830 GMT) until 6:00 am (0400 GMT) on Friday. Apart from army vehicles, Beirut's streets were deserted after the curfew took hold.
I am leaving to West Palm Beach, Florida for 5 days before I go to Houston, Texas where i will be doing my training at The leukemia department at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
I will to do an update in the next post. Follow this space.