Lebanon turns to apps to avoid growing violence linked to Syria

The Financial Times

As violence linked to the crisis in neighbouring Syria increasingly slips over the border, the Lebanese have come up with a novel way of coping: advance-warning apps.

Smartphone applications that map gun battles and differentiate between fireworks and gunfire, offer paths around roadblocks and even contact the army in the event of kidnap are becoming a must-have for Lebanese commuters.

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