Beirut - City Under Siege (B)

(16 Jul 1982) RR8229: Lebanon: Beirut - City Under Siege
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Lebanon - 16 July 1982 and File
The Lebanese capital becomes a city under siege as the Israelis try to force PLO guerrillas into surrender.
Red Cross vans hand out supplies to civilians;
Water tap in the street with queue;
Electric generators;
Garbage heaps;
Young and old in Bourj Barajneh refugee
camp;
scenes at West Beirut mosque - man praying with gun in his belt
Damaged Druze centre and Christian church;
Phalangist leader Bashir Gemayel (English) speaks about his cause and that they are not looking for partition
Pro and anti-war demonstrations in Israel;
Reconstruction scenes in Tyre;

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