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Hezbollah Death Stirs Sectarian Tensions in Lebanon

Tensions between Sunnis and Shiites in Lebanon are rising as a result of the conflict in Syria, reports an Al-Monitor correspondent in Lebanon.
Sunni Muslim protesters set garbage bins on fire, blocking Beirut's Corniche al-Mazraa road, to protest the attacks on Sunni Muslim scholars, March 18, 2013. Four Sunni Muslim scholars were beaten up in two separate attacks in Beirut on Sunday night, testing a fragile peace between the sects and factions that fought Lebanon's 15-year civil war. REUTERS/Hussam Shebaro   (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR3F5Q3
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In the past few hours, Lebanon almost fell into the dangerous situation against which officials have recently warned, namely the spillover of the Sunni-Shiite strife plaguing many of the countries in the region, such as Iraq, Syria and Bahrain.

According to informed sources, on the morning of March 16, the body of a Hezbollah member arrived in the town of Mays in southern Lebanon after he was killed in the fighting in Syria  alongside the Syrian regime’s army.

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