Qatar to send 200-300 troops to UN Lebanon force-TV

DOHA, Sep 4 (Reuters) The Gulf state of Qatar said today it would send some 200-300 troops to join a UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, Doha-based Al Jazeera television said.

Al Jazeera did not give any details. If confirmed, Qatar would be the first Arab country to participate in the expanded UN force set up to keep the peace between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas in south Lebanon.

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