Relative calm has been restored to the city of Tripoli in Northern Lebanon after the Lebanese Army increased patrols on the streets.

There have been at least five flare-ups of fighting the Sunni and Alawite neighbourhoods in the city since the start of the popular uprising in Syria.

The latest violence was sparked by the assassination of senior security chief Wissam al-Hassan.

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