NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon, May 22 (Reuters) - Lebanese troops pounded al Qaeda-inspired militants for the third day on Tuesday in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, witnesses said.

The latest battle started at dawn. Medical sources from inside the camp were calling for the fighting to stop because they said there were dead and wounded on the streets.

At least 20 militants, 32 soldiers and 27 civilians have been killed since fighting between the army and Fatah al-Islam fighters erupted early on Sunday, making it Lebanon's worst internal violence since the 1975-1990 civil war.

Fifty-five soldiers have also been wounded.

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