CCTV9英语新闻：叙利亚边境的冲突休战（在线收听）

A 24-hour ceasefire has collapsed in Lebanon, with fresh clashes erupting between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants.

The truce had come after five days of fighting in which dozens of people were killed, in the most serious spillover of Syria’s civil war into the country. Security officials say machine gun fire and shelling broke out on Wednesday morning on the outskirts of the town of Arsal, on the Syrian border.

The ceasefire had come into effect on Tuesday night. Saudi Arabian King Abdullah granted one billion US dollars to help the Lebanese army bolster security as they battle militants on the border with Syria. At least 17 soldiers have been killed and 22 are missing from the violence in and around Arsal.