Clashes in Beirut claim 8 lives
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Hezbollah supporters burn tyres and barricades on the main road leading to Beirut's International airport in Beirut May 8, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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A Shiite opposition gunman fires a rocket propelled grenade during clashes with pro-government supporters in a street in Beirut on Thursday, May 8, 2008.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)

A Hezbollah gunman fires a rocket propelled grenade during clashes with pro-government supporters in a street in Beirut May 8, 2008.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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Eight killed, 40 wounded in Beirut clashes

    BEIRUT, May 8 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people were killed and 40 wounded during three days of sectarian fighting in Beirut, Lebanese security sources said on Friday.

    The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Xinhua that among the 40 injured, two were badly injured and their lives could suffer menace. Full story

Editor: Lin Li
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