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Lebanese Sunni Islamists shout slogans and wave flags as they march during a protest in Tripoli, northern Lebanon
Lebanese Sunni Islamists shout slogans and wave flags as they march during a protest in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, August 4, 2014, condemning the Lebanese army for bombarding Arsal. The Lebanese army advanced on Monday into a border town attacked by Islamists at the weekend in the most serious spillover of the three-year-old Syrian civil war into Lebanon, and the Beirut government said the deadly assault would not go unpunished. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Lebanese Sunni Islamists block a road as they shout anti-Lebanese army slogans as smoke from tear gas fired by soldiers is seen, in Tripoli, northern Lebanon
Lebanese Sunni Islamists block a road as they shout anti-Lebanese army slogans as smoke from tear gas fired by soldiers is seen, in Tripoli, northern Lebanon August 4, 2014. The protesters were condemning the Lebanese army for bombarding Arsal, as soldiers fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse them. The Lebanese army advanced on Monday into a border town attacked by Islamists at the weekend in the most serious spillover of the three-year-old Syrian civil war into Lebanon, and the Beirut government said the deadly assault would not go unpunished. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Lebanese Sunni Islamists shout slogans and wave flags as they march during a protest in Tripoli, northern Lebanon
Lebanese Sunni Islamists shout slogans and wave flags as they march during a protest in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, August 4, 2014, condemning the Lebanese army for bombarding Arsal. The Lebanese army advanced on Monday into a border town attacked by Islamists at the weekend in the most serious spillover of the three-year-old Syrian civil war into Lebanon, and the Beirut government said the deadly assault would not go unpunished. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Lebanese Sunni Islamist shouts slogans and wave flags as they march during a protest in Tripoli, northern Lebanon
Lebanese Sunni Islamist shouts slogans and wave flags as they march during a protest in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, August 4, 2014, condemning the Lebanese army for bombarding Arsal. The Lebanese army advanced on Monday into a border town attacked by Islamists at the weekend in the most serious spillover of the three-year-old Syrian civil war into Lebanon, and the Beirut government said the deadly assault would not go unpunished. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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