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Beirut Slaughter Eyed As War Fails To Unite Warring Sides
In Beirut eight months of fighting have killed thousands and maimed many more while a chaotic mix of Christian and Muslim factions, gunmen, and street squads erode civil life. Journalists note disorganized, deadly violence, low discipline, and a city drifting toward a status of half-life, with civilians bearing the brunt and leaders cloistered away amid nightly rockets and mortars.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Pranjidi
Baabda
Musteng
Rashid Karami
France
Argentina
Denmark
Ras Beirut
Indochina
Vietnam
Wolger Jensen
Associated Press