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Dispute over customs duties escalates into a clash at the Masnaa crossing
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CH23: The Lebanese Customs Administration announced that a dispute occurred on Monday at the Masnaa border crossing with Syria between a senior customs officer and a customs broker, after the latter refused to pay the customs duties due. The administration said in a statement that “the dispute escalated into a verbal altercation…”
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