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The Lebanese Army has continued shelling militant targets, as Palestinian refugees plead for the fighting to stop. The Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared has been covered in thick smoke, as the Lebanese army stepped up its attacks on militants of the Fatah al-Islam group. Nearby, at the Bedawi camp, residents have taken to the streets to protest. The Lebanese army has been battling militants of Fatah al-Islam group inside Nahr al-Bared camp since early Sunday. Michael Tetlow reports. SOUNDBITE: Palestinian Islamic Jihad official, Ali Shaaban; Follow Reuters continuing coverage of the crisis in Lebanon: Lebanese army steps up attacks on refugee camp; The Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared has been covered in thick smoke, as the Lebanese army stepped up its attacks on militants of the Fatah al-Islam group. Lebanon battle skyline; A pall of heavy smoke hangs over the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli as Lebanese army tanks shell Islamic militants in a Palestinian refugee camp. Clashes continue close to Tripoli; Reuters reporter Richard Edgar speaks to Beirut correspondent Ayat Basma about the causes of the violence, and its impact. Lebanon violence hits Beirut; An explosion under a car parked by a department store in the Lebanese capital Beirut has killed a woman. Lebanese troops die in clashes; More than a dozen Lebanese soldiers were killed after battling militants linked to al-Qaeda around a refugee camp in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli.