CNN published this video item, entitled “6 dead in Beirut as violence breaks out over protest” – below is their description.
At least six people in Beirut, Lebanon were killed when gunfire broke out at a protest called by Hezbollah. Fierce gun battles were ongoing for hours in the worst violence the Lebanese capital has witnessed in more than a decade. #CNN #News
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Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. No recent population census has been conducted, but 2007 estimates ranged from slightly more than 1 million to 2.2 million as part of Greater Beirut, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region and the fifteenth-largest in the Arab world.
Lebanon, officially known as the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of Western Asia, and the transcontinental region of the Middle East.
The official language, Arabic, is the most common language spoken by the citizens of Lebanon. Its capital is Beirut.
Lebanon was a founding member of the United Nations in 1945 and is a member of the Arab League (1945), the Non-Aligned Movement (1961), Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (1969), and the Organisation internationale de la francophonie (1973).