BEIRUT, Aug 5 (Reuters) - A ceasefire between the Lebanese army and militant Islamists collapsed on Tuesday as clashes resumed in a town near the Syrian border where the sides have been fighting since Saturday, a security source said.
The source said the ceasefire agreed in Arsal earlier on Tuesday collapsed when an army position came under fire.
The ceasefire was supposed to last 24 hours from 7 p.m. (1600 GMT)m and to allow mediators to investigate the fate of 22 missing soldiers and to meet the humanitarian needs of tens of thousands of civilians in the area.
(Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
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