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5 Killed in Beirut in Million-Dollar Heist

United Press International

Gunmen killed five people and stole gold and jewelery worth $1.3 million at a jeweler’s workshop in Christian East Beirut, police reported Friday.

The gunmen, apparently armed with silencer-equipped pistols, entered the second floor workshop Thursday afternoon, killed one of the owners of the workshop and four of his employees, police said.

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