Lebanese Premier Rashid Karami said his nation’s...
Lebanese Premier Rashid Karami said his nation’s army, having been deployed south of Beirut along the coastal road, will move north from the capital toward the port of Tripoli in a few days. Karami said all roadblocks along the 40-mile road between Beirut and Tripoli will first be removed. Meanwhile, the Christian Falangist radio said Druze forces shelled army positions in the mountains near Beirut, including the long-fought-over village of Souq el Gharb overlooking the presidential palace. The Druze radio said its own residential areas came under army artillery attacks.
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