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By Samia Nakhoul ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF ARSAL Lebanon (Reuters) - Lebanon's army surrounded a border town occupied by Islamist militants on Wednesday, arresting men and evacuating refugees as the most serious spillover of Syria's civil war onto Lebanese soil lurched into its fifth day. A Syrian refugee brought out by troops from the hill town of Arsal said she had seen fighters' bodies lying in the streets. "We saw death with our own eyes," said Mariam Seifeddin, a 35-year-old mother of nine, who said she had sheltered with about 50 others in a single room without food or water for three days amid intense fighting. Saudi Arabian King Abdullah granted $1 billion to help the Lebanese army to bolster security as they battle militants in Arsal on the Syrian frontier, state news agency SPA reported.More...