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LEBANESE MILITARY BATTLES PALESTINIAN MILITANTS IN LEBANON

Smoke rises from the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp during fierce battles between the Lebanese army and militants from Fatah al-Islam, a radical Islamist group, in Lebanon on Monday May 21, 2007. Nearly 50 people died yesterday when Lebanese security forces stormed positions held by Fatah al Islam. (UPI Photo/Nicholas Blanford)

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