tanya dendrinos, bbc news. its been a week since clashes between shia and christian groups in lebanon led to the deaths of seven people. although beirut is now calm, the incident has raised fears of a return to the civil war which dominated lebanese life at the end of the 20th century. our middle east correspondent anna foster reports from beirut. a week ago she was a mother. now they call her a martyr. maryam farhat was one of seven people killed in the worst violence in beirut for a decade. it brought back painful memories. translation: we lived - through the civil war and we know who committed the crimes. i protected my children, my daughter. when they were children i protected them from shelling and snipers. lebanon is no stranger to war.
fought each other. last week s running battle in the streets of beirut mirrored life there in the 1970s and 80s. a week after the fighting there is still paralysis. the shia muslim and christian armed groups continue to trade barbed insults. lebanon s politically fractured cabinet hasn t met. there is fear about what might come next. maryam s son wants her death to send a message. we don t need civil war in lebanon. if my mother has faith of not having a new civil war, for me and for my family and for all my family we accept this, to stop the civil war. the people of lebanon are living through a crippling financial crisis. it s exhausting and humiliating, but could it trigger a fresh conflict? civil war needs a generalised state of hatred.
to declare ten ambassadors from allied nations persona non grata over their support for a jailed government critic, the businessman 0sman kavala. he told supporters that it should be done immediately. the united states, france, germany and four more of turkey s nato allies are affected. norway said its ambassador had done nothing to warrant expulsion, and it would continue to hold turkey to its commitments to the rule of law. it s been a week since clashes between shia and christian groups in lebanon led to the deaths of seven people. although beirut is now calm, the incident has raised fears of a return to the civil war which dominated lebanese life at the end of the 20th century. 0ur middle east correspondent anna foster reports from beirut. a week ago she was a mother. now they call her a martyr. maryam farhat was one of seven people killed in the worst violence in beirut for a decade. it brought back painful memories.
this caravan is a way to be safe in this country. it s been a week since clashes between shia and christian groups in lebanon led to the deaths of seven people. although beirut is now calm, the incident has raised fears of a return to the civil war which dominated lebanese life at the end of the 20th century. our middle east correspondent anna foster reports from beirut. a week ago she was a mother. now they call her a martyr. maryam farhat was one of seven people killed in the worst violence in beirut for a decade. it brought back painful memories. translation: we lived - through the civil war and we know who committed the crimes. i protected my children, my daughter. when they were children i protected them from shelling and snipers. lebanon is no stranger to war. for 15 years its people