Sectarian fighting has broken out again between rival Lebanese factions in the northern city of Tripoli.
Officials say three people were killed in the clashes involving Alawites and Sunni Muslims.
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Rival politicians formed a government of national unity two weeks ago but there has been further wrangling since over the issue of militia weapons.
Eyewitnesses in Tripoli said rivals sides fired rocket-propelled grenades after hours of sporadic sniper fire.
One rocket reportedly hit a block of flats and set a nearby vegetable market ablaze.
Shops were closed and people could be seen fleeing their homes near the battlefront, which separates Bab Tibbaneh district, which is Sunni, from the Alawite-dominated Jabal Mohsen area.
Lebanese army soldiers have taken control of the streets after previous violent outbreaks and have pledged a tough response to breaches of a ceasefire.
On Thursday, the cabinet decided to postpone talks on the issue of arms held by the Hezbollah movement.
Hezbollah - which is part of the new government, but also has a large and well-organised militia - is backed by Syria and Iran.
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the US and France are among the main backers of the Future movement of pro-western Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.
The Future movement wants government policy to include disarming Hezbollah, which says its weapons are needed for resistance against its southern foe, Israel.
(BBC)
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