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Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Lebanon camp refugees in despair over ruins

Beddawai, Lebanon - The Lebanese may be rejoicing at the crushing of an Islamist militia after three months of fighting at an impoverished refugee camp but the massive destruction inflicted during the standoff has left its Palestinian residents in utter despair."Sixty years of hard work have gone in smoke," said Akram, a refugee from Nahr al-Bared who fled the day the battle erupted on May 20 to seek shelter with friends in the nearby Beddawi camp. Read more

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