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Beirut bombings kill at least 16 near French base
A truck bomb hit near a French military base in Beirut and a second blast struck the Marble Tower hotel. Officials reported 16 dead, including one French soldier, and about 30 wounded. Beirut radio later cited ten total deaths. The attacks followed a day of violence with a U S Air Force member wounded by a sniper and Israeli bombing of guerrilla bases in eastern Lebanon.
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