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Explosion Hits Christian Town Near Beirut

A bomb explodes in a shopping center in Jounieh, a Christian town near Beirut, killing at least two people and wounding five. It's the second deadly attack against an anti-Syrian stronghold in five days. Rami Khouri, executive editor of the Daily Star newspaper in Lebanon, discusses how the attacks affect the country's security situation.

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