[Christian Science Monitor] Nicholas Blanford - Hundreds of Lebanese special forces backed by helicopters deployed this week into the northern Bekaa Valley, a Hizbullah stronghold, raiding homes and encircling villages in a manhunt for a gang that attacked an army patrol on Monday, killing four soldiers. After Hizbullah signaled its consent to the army to crack down, some angry Shiite clan members are vowing to vote against Hizbullah in the June 7 parliamentary elections.
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