January 27, 2007	Saturday	Muharram 07, 1428

BEIRUT, Jan 26: Beirut warily returned to normal on Friday after an overnight curfew -- the first in a decade -- prompted by street fighting between government and opposition supporters that left four dead and 152 hurt.

Shops and offices reopened after the curfew was lifted at 6:00 am (0400 GMT), but schools and universities remained shut on government orders, while traffic on Beirut's usually buzzing streets seemed lighter than usual.

The Lebanese army imposed the curfew on Thursday after its troops moved into south Beirut to halt the worst violence since the 1975-90 civil war.—AFP