Monday Night Update:
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The Lebanese army, which has virtually stood by and watched Hizbollah militants take control of parts of Beirut unopposed, last night vowed to use force to impose law and order from 6am today.
The declaration could see clashes between troops and militants who warned yesterday that the violence which has killed 81 people since Wednesday would continue until the US-backed government agreed to a new power-sharing arrangement.
“Army units will halt violations... in accordance with the law, even if that leads to the use of force,” the military said in a statement.
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Lebanese soldiers on armoured personnel carriers advance to deploy in a street in Tripoli in northern Lebanon May 12, 2008.
A Sunni Muslim gunman sits near a Lebanese soldier after clashes in a street in Tripoli, northern Lebanon May 12, 2008.