* Saudi kings gives $1 bln to Lebanese army * Mayor of Arsal says civilians are suffering * 17 soldiers killed during incursion BEIRUT, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The Lebanese army and Islamist militants clashed on Wednesday despite a 24-hour ceasefire agreed to end five days of fighting that has killed dozens of people in the most serious spillover of Syria's three-year civil war into Leba**n. Saudi Arabian King Abdullah granted $1 billion to help the Lebanese army to bolster security as they battle militants who have seized the border town of Arsal on the Syrian frontier, state news agency SPA reported.
08-06-2014, 09:25 PM
Leba**n ceasefire falters; Saudi offers $1 bln to army
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