The World - News from Feb. 14, 1986
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Lebanese Premier Rashid Karami said the government will crack down in Muslim West Beirut to stop a rash of kidnapings, killings and holdups. “A new security plan has been concluded and will be implemented within hours,” the Sunni Muslim leader told reporters after a two-hour meeting with army and militia commanders and Syrian military observers. Military sources said army units will be empowered to raid militia offices, arrest troublemakers and confiscate weapons.
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