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| Blast hits Lebanese capital Beirut | Blast hits Lebanese capital Beirut |
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| A big explosion has rocked Lebanon's capital, Beirut, sending a column of smoke over the city. | |
| A car was seen in flames in the city centre, near government offices and the parliament building. | |
| The conflict in Syria has increased sectarian tensions in its smaller neighbour with several deadly attacks. | |
| Lebanese Sunni Muslim fighters have joined forces with the mainly Sunni rebels in Syria. Some of the rebel groups are affiliated with al-Qaeda. | |
| Syria's President Assad comes from the Alawite sect, a heterodox offshoot of Shia Islam. | |
| The Lebanese Shia militant movement Hezbollah has sent fighters to Syria to back the government. | |
| Iran, which backs Hezbollah, saw its embassy in Beirut attacked last month. | |
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