U.N. Meets Resistance in Bid to Map Border
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U.N. efforts to lay down borders between Lebanon and Israel hit bumpy terrain as protesters stoned U.N. inspection teams and villagers threatened to evict peacekeepers. Several protesters cut the fence at the Kfar Kila, Lebanon, border post and walked through, drawing warning shots from Israeli guards. A Palestinian boy was slightly injured by the gunfire. The troubles highlighted the continuing turbulence along the border, where there has been no real authority since last month’s Israeli troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
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