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Beirut gunfight kills one, injures two
 [Iran Press TV Latest] In the first outbreak of violence since this month's elections, political factions in Lebanon's capital Beirut traded fire killing a woman and injuring two others. It was not clear what sparked the gunfight on Sunday evening when automatic rifle fire and three explosions were heard which underlines continued tension despite recent pledges by political leaders to work together. Supporters of Lebanon's Western-backed billionaire Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and rivals from the Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri's political faction traded brief gunfire in Beirut's Aisha Bakkar neighborhood. Lebanese troops, who rushed in to restore calm, cordoned off the area to prevent any further tension between the rival groups. Hours earlier, Hariri was holding talks with his predecessors as part of a process to form a unity government. Hariri was named by Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman as the country's next prime minister on Saturday. Posted by: Fred 2009-06-29 |
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