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Syrian Alawite families flee to Lebanon after violence

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'They live in big fear': The BBC visits displaced Alawites in Lebanon At least 6,000 Syrians are believed to have crossed into neighbouring Lebanon in the last few days to escape violence in the coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus . The area is a stronghold of Syria 's ousted former President, Bashar al-Assad , and hundreds of civilians have been killed there by the new government's security forces. BBC Beirut correspondent Carine Torbey is in Tal el Bireh - an Alawite border village in Lebanon where Syrians have found shelter..

VR Score

57

Informative language

51

Neutral language

93

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

63

Offensive language

likely offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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short-lived

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