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Two rockets hit Hezbollah district of Beirut | Two rockets hit Hezbollah district of Beirut |
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At least three people have been wounded by a rocket strike on the southern part of the Lebanese capital Beirut. | |
Two rockets hit a district controlled by the Hezbollah organisation, officials and residents were quoted as saying by news agencies. | Two rockets hit a district controlled by the Hezbollah organisation, officials and residents were quoted as saying by news agencies. |
Tension has been high over the conflict in neighbouring Syria. | Tension has been high over the conflict in neighbouring Syria. |
On Saturday, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah promised his supporters they would prevail in Syria, where they are backing President Bashar al-Assad. | On Saturday, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah promised his supporters they would prevail in Syria, where they are backing President Bashar al-Assad. |
There was no immediate indication who had fired the rockets or from where. | There was no immediate indication who had fired the rockets or from where. |
Dozens of militants from Hezbollah, a Shia Muslim organisation, are said to have been killed in recent fighting alongside Syrian troops, who face a mainly Sunni Muslim opposition. | |
'Failed to explode' | |
Mr Assad is fighting to end a revolt against his rule which began just over two years ago and has left at least 80,000 people dead and made refugees of some 1.5 million. | Mr Assad is fighting to end a revolt against his rule which began just over two years ago and has left at least 80,000 people dead and made refugees of some 1.5 million. |
An unnamed Lebanese security source told AFP news agency the missiles were Grad rockets, a Soviet-made weapon. | An unnamed Lebanese security source told AFP news agency the missiles were Grad rockets, a Soviet-made weapon. |
One rocket struck a car showroom, causing injuries and damaging vehicles, the source said. | One rocket struck a car showroom, causing injuries and damaging vehicles, the source said. |
The second rocket hit a residential building. An unconfirmed report said the rocket had not exploded. | |
A Reuters news agency photo showed the face of a building pockmarked by what appeared to be shrapnel, while video showed shattered windows blown across a living-room. | |
Another photo showed dazed men with cuts to their legs being treated in the street by friends. | |
The Syrian conflict has heightened Lebanon's own sectarian divisions, at times spilling into open conflict. | |
Fighting in Lebanon's northern town of Tripoli between factions supporting the opposing sides in Syria has left at least 25 people dead in the past week. | |
Inside Syria itself, opposition activists said many Hezbollah militants were killed on Saturday during fighting for the western town of Qusair. |