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Lebanese soldiers block a street with an armoured personnel carriers (APC) in Beirut on May 7, 2008 during a general strike that turn into a confrontation between rival political factions. Anti-riot police and the army were out in full force, cutting off access to many areas with road blocks to prevent clashes between supporters of the Hezbollah-led opposition and the Western-backed government. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Members of the Lebanese emergency services attempt to extinguish a fire in a Beirut street on 7 May, 2007 during unrest that errupted involving rival political factions during a general strike. Anti-government protesters blocked roads with blazing tyres in the Lebanese capital and disrupted air traffic during a strike over wages today that escalated into a confrontation between rival political camps. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/Getty Images)

A Lebanese woman and her children flee their home in Beirut on May 7, 2008 as violence errupts between poltical rivals during a general strike. Anti-government protesters blocked roads with blazing tires in the Lebanese capital and disrupted air traffic during a strike over wages today that escalated into a confrontation between rival political camps. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

Armed supporters of the opposition-aligned Amal movement gather in front of the offices of the Future Movement, a member of the parliament majority coalition, in Beirut on May 7, 2008 during a general strike that turned into a confrontation between rival political factions. Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition blocked main roads in Beirut with burning barricades today, paralysing the capital in a long-running political standoff with the US-backed government. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/Getty Images)

lebanese army vehicules close a bridge in central Beirut on May 7, 2008. Protesters blocked roads with blazing tyres in the Lebanese capital and disrupted air traffic during a general strike today that escalated into a confrontation between rival political camps. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH BARRAK (Photo credit should read JOSEPH BARRAK/AFP/Getty Images)

A Lebanese man and his children run during a clash with demonstrators in Ras al-Nabeh street in Beirut on May 7, 2008. Protesters blocked roads with blazing tyres in the Lebanese capital and disrupted air traffic during a general strike today that escalated into a confrontation between rival political camps. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH BARRAK (Photo credit should read JOSEPH BARRAK/AFP/Getty Images)

Lebanese soldiers patrol during a clash with demonstrators in Ras al-Nabeh street in Beirut on May 7, 2008. Protesters blocked roads with blazing tyres in the Lebanese capital and disrupted air traffic during a general strike today that escalated into a confrontation between rival political camps. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH BARRAK (Photo credit should read JOSEPH BARRAK/AFP/Getty Images)

Lebanese soldiers hold a position during a clash with demonstrators in Ras al-Nabeh street in Beirut on May 7, 2008. Protesters blocked roads with blazing tyres in the Lebanese capital and disrupted air traffic during a general strike today that escalated into a confrontation between rival political camps. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH BARRAK (Photo credit should read JOSEPH BARRAK/AFP/Getty Images)

Lebanese soldiers guard a position on a bridge by the airport in Beirut, on May 7, 2008. Protesters blocked roads with blazing tyres in the Lebanese capital and disrupted air traffic during a general strike today that escalated into a confrontation between rival political camps. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/Getty Images)

BA baggage helper stands in the middle of the deserted Beirut Airportb as a general strike blocked passage to the airport on May 7, 2008. Airport workers did not go to work and flights were cancelled for most of the morning. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Lebanese soldiers guards a street in Beirut on May 7, 2008. Anti-riot police and the army were out in full force in the Lebanese capital today, cutting off access to many areas with road blocks during a general strike that escalated into a confrontation between rival political camps. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Lebanese protestors shout slogans during demonstrations to press demands for wage increases and the resignation of Prime Minister Fuad Siniora, in the southern port cit of Sidon, on May 7, 2008. Protesters blocked roads with blazing tyres in the Lebanese capital and disrupted air traffic during a general strike today that escalated into a confrontation between rival political camps. AFP PHOTO/MAHMOUD ZAYAT (Photo credit should read MAHMOUD ZAYAT/AFP/Getty Images)

CORRECTS CITY IN IPTC DATELINE Lebanese riot police and soldiers stand guard during demonstrations to press demands for wage increases, on May 7, 2008in Beirut. Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition blocked main roads in Beirut with burning barricades today, paralysing the capital in a long-running political standoff with the US-backed government. AFP PHOTO/RAMZI HAIDAR (Photo credit should read RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Smoke rises from bruning tires behind a Lebanese man holding a piece of bread and a sign indicating food prices during a demonstration for wage increases in Beirut on May 7, 2008. Anti-riot police and the army were out in full force throughout the capital as protesters blocked roads and burned tires to press their demands for wage increases amid a tense political situation. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH BARRAK (Photo credit should read JOSEPH BARRAK/AFP/Getty Images)