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In the darkness of Beirut's unlit streets, men wielding batons and torches are taking security into their own hands in an initiative they hope will keep neighborhoods safe but critics see as a worrying echo of Lebanon's troubled past. The neighborhood watch, launched earlier this month in some of Beirut's most salubrious streets, is the…

BEIRUT: In the darkness of Beirut’s unlit streets, men wielding batons and torches are taking security into their own hands in an initiative they hope will keep neighborhoods safe but critics see as a worrying echo of Lebanon’s troubled past. The neighborhood watch, launched earlier this month in some of Beirut’s most salubrious streets, is the latest symptom of the crisis

By Tom Perry, Issam Abdallah and Timour Azhari BEIRUT (Reuters) - In the darkness of Beirut's unlit streets, men wielding batons and torches are takin...

By Tom Perry, Issam Abdallah and Timour Azhari BEIRUT (Reuters) - In the darkness of Beirut's unlit streets, men wielding batons and torches are takin...

Some worry it evokes a time when militias controlled the streets

In the darkness of Beiruts unlit streets, men wielding batons and torches are taking security into their own hands in an initiative they hope will keep neighbourhoods safe but critics see as a