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Syrians and Lebanese cross the Lebanese-Syrian border at al-Masnaa crossing point in the Bekaa valley east Lebanon. A precarious calm returned to Lebanon on Tuesday after the army warned it was ready to use force to restore order after six days of sectarian bloodshed that have shaken the nation.(AFP)


Sunni Muslim gunmen block the main road to Syrian borders with sand and barricades in the Masna'a area east of Lebanon



Hezbollah members carry the coffin of their comrade during a funeral in south of Beirut



A relative mourns as Hezbollah members carry the body of their comrade Hussein Burji, wrapped with the group's flag, during a funeral in south of Beirut



Sunni Muslim gunmen block the main road to Syrian borders in the Masna'a area east of Lebanon



The Bchara al-Khoury district







Portrait of Iraq's ex-dictator Saddam Hussein is seen on a barricade blocking the Lebanese-Syrian border crossing near Al-Masna, Lebanon, Tuesday, May 13, 2008.



A Lebanese woman and a baby make their way through a barricade blocking the Lebanese-Syrian border crossing near Al-Masna, Lebanon, Tuesday, May 13, 2008.



Lebanese merchants carry their goods through a barricade blocking the Lebanese-Syrian border crossing near Al-Masna, Lebanon, Tuesday, May 13, 2008.



Lebanese troops atop armored personnel carriers patrol the streets in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Tuesday, May 13, 2008.



Hezbollah militants carry the coffin of a comrade during his funeral in southern Beirut. A precarious calm has returned to Lebanon after the army warned it was ready to use force to restore order after six days of sectarian bloodshed that have shaken the nation.(AFP/Hassan Ammar)



Lebanese soldiers sit atop an armored personnel carrier as they patrol the streets in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Tuesday, May 13, 2008



Hezbollah militants carry the coffin of their comrade Hassan Rabah, who died in clashes between pro-government supporters and Shiite gunmen during his funeral procession, in Dahiyeh neighborhood of south Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, May 13, 2008.









Lebanese soldiers patrol the streets as people look on in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, May 13, 2008



People walk past a armored personnel vehicle as Lebanese soldiers secure the area in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, May 13, 2008.



A Sunni gunman uses the Lebanese flag as a mask as he stands guard during clashes in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, late Monday