Heavy #fighting claimed at least six lives and left dozens wounded in #Lebanon's capital Thursday as an escalation of tensions around last year's massive portside explosion turned parts of #Beirut into a warzone. Maha Yahya, director of the Carnegie Middle East Center, spoke to FRANCE 24.

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