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Ya Libnan Political News: Trapped in Beirut
beiruter.com May 9, 2008
Beirut - Three people in west Beirut describe the clashes overnight and the takeover by Hezbollah gunmen and the opposition forces. ... I live in West Beirut in the district of Bourj Abu Haydar, it's half Sunni and half Shia - we all live together fine. The shops opened...
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