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A British woman who worked at the UK embassy in Beirut has been found dead, Lebanese police have said.
Rebecca Dykes' body was found on the side of a motorway on Saturday.
She had been sexually assaulted and strangled, the BBC was told by senior police sources.
Her family said in a statement: "We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Rebecca. We are doing all we can to understand what happened. We request that the media respect our privacy."