Hezbollah Gunmen Seize Control Of Beirut
                   
freeinternetpress.com     May 9, 2008            

The Shiite Muslim militia Hezbollah handily took over much of the Lebanese capital today in a dramatic escalation of the movement's months-long confrontation with the government and its supporters, said security officials. Lebanon's security forces, which received more than $270 million in U.S.... [read full story]                    


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nowlebanon.com     21 mins ago   3 related          

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Car bomb injures 11 in Turkey (AAP)

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