The World - News from June 12, 1985
Shia Muslim and Druze militias battled in West Beirut, and Muslims and Christians exchanged mortar barrages, closing the only remaining crossing between the Lebanese capital’s two sectors. Police said 12 people were killed and 63 wounded in Beirut and in factional clashes in the northern port of Tripoli. Meanwhile, U.N. officials said they have made no progress toward gaining the release of 21 Finnish U.N. peacekeeping soldiers held by the Israeli-backed South Lebanon Army despite appeals to both Israel and the militia.
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