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Shi'ite opposition gunmen shoot their rifles during gun battles in a street in Beirut
07 May 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Shi'ite opposition gunmen shoot their rifles during gun battles in a street in Beirut May 7, 2008. Supporters of Lebanon's U.S. - backed government fought gun battles in Beirut on Wednesday with gunmen loyal to the Hezbollah-led opposition, escalating the country's worst internal crisis since the 1975-90 civil war. REUTERS/Issam Kobeisy (LEBANON)
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