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The Lebanese government on Tuesday ordered the armed forces to investigate claims a military vessel was involved in the fatal sinking of a migrant boat on Saturday night, which left at least six dead with many more missing. The boat was carrying dozens of Lebanese, Syrians, and Palestinians to Cyprus when it went down off the coast of Tripoli with around 23 people still missing, all women and children, according to Lebanese authorities. Some survivors have said a Lebanese military boat rammed the vessel causing it to sink, a claim the armed forces deny but leading to heated scenes in Tripoli o…