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| Karami, Beirut
Return of Syrian troops ruled out by Lebanon
Lebanese Prime Minister Rashid Karami has ruled out inviting a Syrian deterrent force back to Beirut to enforce a fragile cease-fire between Lebanon's warring Christian and Muslim militias.
In an interview published Sunday in an English-language magazine, Monday Morning, amid preparations for a visit by Syrian Vice-President Abdul Halim Khaddam, Mr. Karami said Lebanon would have to rely on its own army and gendarmerie to restore order.
