Lebanon: Fragile Ceasefire Shattered on Tripoli's Divided Streets

August 24, 2012 from Al Jazeera English

A prominent Sunni sheikh has been killed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. The death of Khaled al-Baradei follows five days of street battles that have killed at least 17 people. The fighting is between supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and those who oppose him. From Tripoli, Al Jazeera's James Bays reports on how the spillover from Syria's uprising is reopening old wounds in Lebanon.

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