The Lebanese have been promised international support in the form of thousands of reinforcements for the small UN contingent already on the ground in the south.

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Of the international contingent in Sheffield, German swimmer Kirsten Bruhn was in top form, achieving world records in the SB5 50m and 100m breaststroke and a new European best in the S7 100m backstroke.

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