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Eight Marines killed as U.S. airstrike sparks Beirut battle
American warplanes struck Syrian positions in Lebanon for the first time, drawing fire that downed two jets and unleashed artillery barrages killing eight Marines in Beirut and wounding two others. A Marine unit on high alert since the strike endured 4.5 hours of shelling by Druze forces backed by Syria.
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Jack Redden
Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
U.S
White House
Dennis Brooks
Shouf
Israel
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