Troops kill militants in Lebanon

Lebanese troops fought al Qaida-inspired militants who attempted to flee a besieged Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon today, killing 15 and wounding or capturing 15 others, officials said.

In a statement, the military said troops were attacking the remaining strongholds of the Fatah Islam fighters in Nahr el-Bared camp and “chasing the fugitives outside the camp” who had staged “a desperate attempt to flee.”