Lebanese violence spreads to mountains outside capital (AP)

Relatives and friends of Nabil Jihad Abou Alainien who was killed in bloody sectarian clashes between Sunnis and Shiites on Thursday, carry his body in front of a Sunni mosque in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday May 11, 2008. Heavy fighting broke out between pro- and anti-government supporters in Lebanon's central mountains overlooking the capital Sunday sending echoes of gunfire and explosions rolling across Beirut. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)AP - Lebanon hung between fears of all-out war and hopes of political compromise Sunday as government supporters and opponents battled with rockets and machine guns in the mountains overlooking the capital.





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