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"Everyone is running away," Beirut resident Imad said on Friday as Hizbullah gunmen roamed the streets of the Lebanese capital, in the grip of deadly gunbattles between feuding Sunni and Shiite factions. Opposition Shiite militants have seized control of swathes of west Beirut, including Sunni strongholds and pro-government media outlets.

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