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Snowstorm halts Beirut fighting and aids 111 travelers
A heavy snowstorm paused factional fighting around Beirut as army troops joined civil defense workers and Red Cross in rescuing 111 travelers stranded on a mountain highway. Rescue missions from Zahle and Iqinieh 2 port saved cars and buses buried in shoulder-high snow while diplomacy pursued a cease-fire.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Zahle
Bekaa Valley
Iqinieh 2
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