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Armed clashes erupt in tense Beirut
07 May 2008 10:43:38 GMT
Source: Reuters
BEIRUT, May 7 (Reuters) - Rival gunmen exchanged fire in at least three districts of Beirut on Wednesday as Hezbollah supporters paralysed the Lebanese capital by blocking roads with burning barricades.

Security sources said pro-government supporters exchanged rifle and grenade fire with Hezbollah sympathisers in the Noueiri, Ras al Nabae and Wata al-Musaitbeh neighbourhoods. There was no immediate word of casualties but ambulances could be seen rushing to the scene. (Writing by Nadim Ladki)


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Hezbollah supporters burn tyres on a main road near the government building in Beirut May 7, 2008. Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition blocked main roads in Beirut with burning barricades on ...



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