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Beirut Airfront Flares as Israel Downs Syrian MiGs
Israeli jets shot down two Syrian MiGs over central Lebanon during heavy air and ground clashes along the Beirut Damascus corridor. Israeli strikes hit Syrian and Palestinian positions near Beirut while Americans prepared to evacuate, with a 50 dead in a car bombing in west Beirut and 150 injured. U.S. and British vessels planned to move evacuees to Cyprus as tensions surge and Habib met with leaders to push disengagement talks.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Beirut-Damascus
Tel Aviv
Israel
Voice of Lebanon
Bhamdoun-Mdeirej
Jounieh
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Cyprus
Mediterranean Sea
U.S
West Beirut
Jerusalem
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
Philip C. Habib
Council of National Salvation
Habib
Menachem Begin