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Britain advises against all travel to Lebanon
09 May 2008 13:19:42 GMT
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LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - The British government on Friday advised against all travel to Lebanon where Iranian-backed group Hezbollah took control of the Muslim half of Beirut on Friday.

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