Prisoners Traded by Rivals in Beirut
BEIRUT — The pro-Iranian Hezbollah group and the Christian Lebanese Forces militia Wednesday exchanged four prisoners, security officials said.
They said the swap took place at the headquarters of an Arab-led security committee on the Green Line battle zone that divides Beirut into Muslim and Christian halves.
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