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Police: 2 killed in shooting targeting Beirut funeral

Saturday, May 10, 2008 6:38:40 AM
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BEIRUT, Lebanon(AP)


Police say gunmen have killed two people and wounded two others in a shooting targeting a funeral procession in a Sunni neighborhood in Beirut.

The violence comes as Lebanon is experiencing the worst sectarian strife since a 15-year civil war ended in 1990.

Saturday's shooting occurred a day after Shiite Hezbollah gunmen took over large swaths of Sunni neighborhoods in Beirut's Muslim sector.

An Associated Press photographer who saw the shooting says the attack happened while a group of 200 people headed toward a cemetery to bury a 24-year-old. The man was killed by a sniper's bullet in this week's clashes.

The shooting came as the rest of the capital appeared calmer Saturday.

Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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