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Blast Reported in Beirut

   Explosion  took  place in Hezbollah neighborhood, which has since been
   sealed off

   VOA News 26 December 2009

   Lebanese security officials are reporting an explosion in the southern
   suburbs of Beirut.
   Officials   say   the   blast  took  place  Saturday  in  a  Hezbollah
   neighborhood, which has since been sealed off.
   There are no immediate reports of casualties.

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