Lebanese troops end two days of clashes in north

TRIPOLI, Lebanon-Lebanese troops deployed in Lebanon's second largest city on Monday, bringing calm after two days of sectarian fighting that has killed at least nine and dented a deal to restore political stability.Witnesses said soldiers and policemen in armored troop carriers entered the outskirts of the northern city of Tripoli, scene of fighting between Sunni Muslim government supporters and Alawite gunmen close to the Hezbollah-led opposition.The clashes subsided, then stopped as the forces deployed on the frontline between the Sunni Bab Tibbaneh area and Alawite Jabal Mohsen.The troops moved out into the small streets of both areas and gunmen disappeared.Civilians returned behind the army to check their properties on the frontline with some shops and apartments still smoldering."Poor people on both sides pay the price," a man, who did not give his name, said as he checked his shop in the area. "The army must impose its authority on the ground and confiscate weapons from the hands of people."The army said in a statement it would start implementing measures to restore an enduring calm and warned that it would use force if necessary to end the bloodshed.

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