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One in five Lebanese is now a refugee

By Ferry Biedermann in Sidon

Published: July 25 2006 03:00 | Last updated: July 25 2006 03:00

The old Lebanese port city of Sidon is bursting at the seams with refugees from the Israeli onslaught against Hizbollah in the south.

Schools, public buildings and private apartments are filled to capacity. Next will be the mosques, a miracle of sectarian goodwill as the local Sunni mufti has agreed to open the places of prayer to the overwhelmingly Shia refugees.

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