The World - News from Oct. 8, 1985
Shia Muslim militiamen using Soviet-made tanks and artillery pounded Palestinian refugee camps on the southern outskirts of Beirut in a new assault aimed at keeping the Palestinians from re-establishing a foothold in the Lebanese capital. At least three people were reported killed. Fighting also flared again between Christians and Muslims along the line dividing East and West Beirut. In Tripoli, Syrian troops enforcing a truce between rival Muslim forces tightened their grip on the northern port city, deploying tanks and bringing in more troops.
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