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A picture shows Lebanese people watching a televised speech in Beirut delivered by Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah from an undisclosed location on May 8, 2008, and aired on the Shiite Muslim group's TV station Al-Manar (AFP)
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Hezbollah routs pro-govt gunmen; controls Beirut
BEIRUT, (Reuters) - Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah group took control of the Muslim half of Beirut on Friday in what the U.S.-backed governing coalition described as "an armed and bloody coup".
At least 13 people have been killed and 30 wounded in three days of battles between pro-government gunmen and fighters loyal to Hezbollah,
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