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Image: A man and his children walk away from clashes between Sunni Muslim gunmen and members of the Lebanese army in Kaskas, Beirut

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Bombing in Beirut

Parts of Beirut become engulfed in violence after a deadly car bombing killed intelligence chief Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan.

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Image: A man and his children walk away from clashes between Sunni Muslim gunmen and members of the Lebanese army in Kaskas, Beirut

A man and his children walk away from clashes between Sunni Muslim gunmen and members of the Lebanese army in Kaskas, Beirut October 22, 2012, after a night of tension following the funeral of an intelligence official killed by a car bomb. Sunday's clashes fed into a growing political crisis in Lebanon linked to the civil war in neighbouring Syria. REUTERS/Hussam Shebaro (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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A Lebanese worker removes broken glass from a shop window that was damaged during overnight clashes between Sunni and Shiite gunmen in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday Oct. 22, 2012. Lebanese security officials say overnight clashes in Beirut between Sunni and Shiite gunmen have wounded several people. The officials say troops managed to separate the gunmen and calm returned Monday morning to the two neighborhoods in the capital where fighting had erupted. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Lebanese Army soldiers remove garbage containers used as a roadblock in a neighborhood after overnight clashes between Sunni and Shiite gunmen in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. Shortly before noon Lebanese troops began a big operation in the capital aiming to open all closed roads and to force gunmen out of the streets after overnight clashes between Sunni and Shiite gunmen following the funeral of Lebanese Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan, who was killed in a car bomb in an east Beirut neighborhood on Friday. (AP Photo/Ahmad Omar)
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A Lebanese man rides his motorcycle between a burning tire and garbage containers laid by Sunni protesters after overnight clashes between Sunni and Shiite gunmen in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday Oct. 22, 2012. Lebanese security officials say overnight clashes in Beirut between Sunni and Shiite gunmen have wounded several people. The officials say troops managed to separate the gunmen and calm returned Monday morning to the two neighborhoods in the capital where fighting had erupted.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Lebanese protesters chant slogans against the Lebanese government after the funeral of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan, who was assassinated on Friday by a car bomb in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday Oct. 21, 2012. Lebanese soldiers fired guns and tear gas to push back hundreds of protesters who broke through a police cordon and tried to storm the government headquarters in Beirut. The enraged crowd came from the funeral of a top Lebanese intelligence official assassinated in a massive car bombing. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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Lebanese security forces fire their weapons during clashes after the funeral of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan who was assassinated on Friday by a car bomb in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. Lebanese soldiers fired guns and tear gas to push back hundreds of protesters who broke through a police cordon and tried to storm the government headquarters in Beirut. The enraged crowd came from the funeral of a top Lebanese intelligence official assassinated in a massive car bombing. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
— Hussein Malla / AP
Image: Feneral of people killed in a bombing attack in Beirut

epa03441245 Members of Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) carry the coffin wrapped by Lebanese flag the head of the Information Branch in Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF) Wissam al-Hassan during an official ceremony, at the Internal Security Force headquarters at Achrafiyeh in Beirut, Lebanon, 21 October 2012. Hassan was killed on 19 October in a huge explosion that rocked in the Achrafiyeh Christian residential area which left at least eight dead and 78 wounded, in the first such attack in the Lebanese capital since 2008. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
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The two sons of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan, who was assassinated on Friday by a car bomb, mourn during their father's funeral procession at the Lebanese police headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday Oct. 21, 2012. Lebanese soldiers fired guns and tear gas to push back hundreds of protesters who broke through a police cordon and tried to storm the government headquarters in Beirut. The enraged crowd came from the funeral of a top Lebanese intelligence official assassinated in a massive car bombing.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
— Hussein Malla / AP
Image: Vigil for Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan

Lebanese mourners light candles during a vigil for Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan and at least seven others who were killed in a Friday bomb attack in Beirut, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. The government declared a national day of mourning for the victims on Saturday, but protesters took to the streets, burning tires and setting up roadblocks around the country in a sign of the boiling anger over the massive bomb that Lebanon's prime minister linked to the civil war in neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Ahmad Omar)
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Smoke from burning tires rises over the skyline as people protest the killing Friday in Beirut of the country's intelligence chief, Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan and at least seven others in a bomb attack targeting his convoy, in Tripoli, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. The government declared a national day of mourning for the victims on Saturday, but protesters took to the streets, burning tires and setting up roadblocks around the country in a sign of the boiling anger over the massive bomb that Lebanon's prime minister linked to the civil war in neighboring Syria.. (AP Photo)
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Lebanese youths chant slogans in Martyrs' Square during a protest against the killing of the country's intelligence chief, Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan and at least seven others in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. The government declared a national day of mourning for the victims on Saturday, but protesters took to the streets, burning tires and setting up roadblocks around the country in a sign of the boiling anger over the massive bomb that Lebanon's prime minister linked to the civil war in neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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Anti-Lebanese government protesters set a tent during a protest at the Martyrs square a day after a car bomb attack that killed Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan and at least seven others in downtown of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. The government declared a national day of mourning for the victims on Saturday, but protesters took to the streets, burning tires and setting up roadblocks around the country in a sign of the boiling anger over the bomb. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Anti-Lebanese government protesters wave national and party flags as they stand on the Martyrs statue during a protest, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, a day after a car bomb attack that killed Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan at least seven others. The government declared a national day of mourning for the victims on Saturday, but protesters took to the streets, burning tires and setting up roadblocks around the country in a sign of the boiling anger over the massive bomb that Lebanon's prime minister linked to the civil war in neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
— Hussein Malla / AP
Image: Protesters march in the Achrafieh neighborhood

— Hussein Malla / AP
Image: A woman crosses a street, blocked with garbage bins and barricades placed by protesters against the killing of senior intelligence official Wissam al-Hassan in an explosion, in Beirut

A woman crosses a street, blocked with garbage bins and barricades placed by protesters against the killing of senior intelligence official Wissam al-Hassan in an explosion, in Beirut October 20, 2012. Sunni Muslims took to the streets and burned tyres across Lebanon over Friday night and Saturday morning to protest against the bombing, which revived memories of the carnage of Lebanon's own civil war. The blast also wounded about 80 people. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)
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TOPSHOTS Lebanese security forces inspect damages in Beirut's predominantly Christian district of Ashrafieh on October 20, 2012, a day after a deadly car bomb blast. Lebanon was reeling after a deadly car bomb attack in Beirut linked to the conflict ravaging neighbouring Syria that threatens to tear apart its fragile political system. AFP PHOTO / ANWAR AMROANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images
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Image: Protester in Sidon, Lebanon

TOPSHOTS A Lebanese protester runs behind burning tyres as demonstrators block a road in the southern city of Sidon on October 20, 2012 to protest against a bomb blast in the capital Beirut the day before. Protesters cut off roads in several areas of Lebanon following the assassination of a high profile security official, AFP journalists said. AFP PHOTO/MAHMOUD ZAYYATMAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images
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TOPSHOTS Lebanese men block a road leading to the airport in Beirut to protest against the assasination of top intelligence official Wissam al-Hassan in a blast on October 19, 2012. A car bomb blast in central Beirut killed the top security official linked to the anti-Damascus camp in Lebanon, where leaders pointed a finger of blame at Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EIDJOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images
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A Lebanese firefighter extinguishes flames at the scene of an explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Friday Oct. 19, 2012. Lebanon's state news agency says a car bomb in east Beirut has killed at least six people and wounded scores in the worst blast the city has seen in years coming at a time when Lebanon has seen a rise in tension and eruptions of clashes stemming from the civil war in neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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epa03438925 Lebanese civil defence and Red Cross workers are seen at scene where a car bomb exploded in the Achrafiyeh Christian residential area in Beirut, Lebanon, 19 October 2012. Eight people were killed and 78 injured in major bombing that rocked an area in east of Beirut, the official Lebanese News Agency reported. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
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Image: A wounded woman is carried at the site of an explosion in Ashrafieh

A wounded woman is carried at the site of an explosion in Ashrafieh, central Beirut, October 19, 2012. At least two people were killed and 15 wounded by a huge bomb that exploded in a street in central Beirut on Friday, witnesses and a security source said. REUTERS/Hasan Shaaban (LEBANON -Tags: CIVIL UNREST)
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A Lebanese rescue man, carries an injured boy at the scene of an explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Friday Oct. 19, 2012. A car bomb ripped through eastern Beirut on Friday, shearing the balconies off residential buildings and sending bloodied victims pouring out into the streets in the most serious blast this city has seen in years. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Image: Relatives comfort a wounded woman at the site of an explosion in Ashafriyeh

Relatives comfort a wounded woman at the site of an explosion in Ashafriyeh, central Beirut, October 19, 2012. A huge car bomb exploded in a street in central Beirut during rush hour on Friday, killing at least two people and wounding 46, witnesses and security sources said. REUTERS/Hasan Shaaban (LEBANON -Tags: - Tags: CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Image: Lebanese policemen shout as they secure the area after an explosion in Ashafriyeh district

Lebanese policemen shout as they secure the area after an explosion in Ashafriyeh district, central Beirut, October 19, 2012. A huge car bomb exploded in a street in central Beirut during rush hour on Friday, killing at least two people and wounding 46, witnesses and security sources said. REUTERS/ Mahmoud Kheir (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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A Lebanese rescue worker, center, helps an injured man at the scene of an explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Friday Oct. 19, 2012. A car bomb ripped through eastern Beirut on Friday, shearing the balconies off residential buildings and sending bloodied victims pouring out into the streets in the most serious blast this city has seen in years. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
— Hussein Malla / AP
Image: A woman is helped by a Lebanese soldier after an explosion in Ashafriyeh district

A woman is helped by a Lebanese soldier after an explosion in Ashafriyeh district, central Beirut, October 19, 2012. At least two people were killed and 15 wounded by a huge bomb that exploded in a street in central Beirut on Friday, witnesses and a security source said. REUTERS/ Mahmoud Kheir (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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FILE - EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - A Lebanese man, carries an injured girl away from the scene of an explosion in the mostly Christian neighborhood of Achrafiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Friday Oct. 19, 2012. Lebanese Red Cross and security officials say a car bomb in east Beirut has killed at least eight people and wounded dozens in the worst blast the city has seen in years, coming at a time when Lebanon has seen a rise in tension and eruptions of clashes stemming from the civil war in neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
— Hussein Malla / AP
Image: Lebanese soldiers secure the area after an explosion in Ashrafiyeh district, in central Beirut

Lebanese soldiers secure the area after an explosion in Ashrafiyeh district, in central Beirut, October 19, 2012. A huge car bomb exploded in central Beirut during rush hour on Friday, killing eight people, wounding about 80 and raising fears of renewed sectarian violence in a country still scarred from a long civil war. REUTERS/ Hussam Shebaro(LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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Image: Burning cars and damages are seen at the site of an explosion in Ashafriyeh

Burning cars and damages are seen at the site of an explosion in Ashafriyeh, central Beirut, October 19, 2012. A huge car bomb exploded in a street in central Beirut during rush hour on Friday, killing at least two people and wounding 46, witnesses and security sources said. REUTERS/Hasan Shaaban (LEBANON -Tags: - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)
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