Israel attacks Beirut international airport for second time

Описание: (14 Jul 2006)
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Long shot of flames and smoke, city in background
2. Sign indicating airport
3. Various of flames and thick smoke rising against night sky
4. Various of water being sprayed on flames
5. Close up of fire and smoke
6. Various of people watching
7. Various of flames and smoke rising
8. Fire engine arriving at scene
STORYLINE:
Israeli helicopter gunships unleashed missiles on Beirut international airport on Thursday evening in the day's second attack on Lebanon's only international air facility.
One helicopter gunship raked fuel depots with machine gun fire while three others fired air-to-surface missiles, said Lebanese officials.
Officials said about a dozen projectiles struck the tanks on the eastern edge of the airport premises, and that several others missed.
Television footage showed flames shooting high up into the night air from the airport.
Firefighters were reluctant to attend the scene because of continuing Israeli air activity.
Israeli planes also dropped leaflets on the southern suburbs of Beirut near the airport, calling on residents to avoid areas where Hezbollah operates.
"For your own safety and out of our wish to avoid harming the civilians who are not involved, you should refrain from being present in areas where Hezbollah exists and operates," said the leaflets, signed the State of Israel.
The southern Beirut area is a stronghold of Hezbollah where its main leaders are based.

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