Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: (CNN) -- The deadly clashes that are a fact of daily life in Syria have now bled into Lebanon, where a series of sectarian shootouts this week are raising fears that a period of relative calm for the country may be nearing an end. Syria has dominated Lebanon's political scene for much of its post-independence history -- and while many Lebanese support the embattled regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, many others do not. It's too early to tell whether this week's clashes are blips on the radar or the new norm -- but many observers believe the longer Syria's conflict goes on, the more destabilizing it will be for Lebanon.Syria's conflict has spilled into Lebanon, where clashes killed 9 in Tripoli and BeirutLebanon strongly influenced by Syria both politically and militarily since independence in 1943There is evidence Syrian rebels are receiving arms smuggled across the Lebanese borderMany believe Syria's regime is stirring up violence in Lebanon to distract from their own conflict 
 Question:The recent bloodshed in _ has threatened the country's fragile political and religious balance, but observers believe a full-scale breakdown is unlikely for several reasons.

Lebanon