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Six killed in shooting at Hezbollah protest over Beirut explosion probe

Hezbollah blamed the Christian political party the Lebanese Forces for the attack.

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Lebanese soldiers patrol the scene of clashes in a southern suburb of the capital Beirut, on Oct. 14, 2021. — ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images

Several people were killed in Beirut Thursday in a shooting at a protest.

A total of six people have been confirmed dead so far in addition to 32 wounded in relation to the shooting in south Beirut’s Tayouneh neighborhood, the Ministry of Public Health announced.

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