BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iranian-backed Hezbollah tightened its grip on Beirut airport on Thursday, piling pressure on Lebanon's U.S.-backed government on the second day of a protest campaign that has triggered gun battles in the capital.
Supporters of Hezbollah and its allies blocked roads leading to the airport -- Lebanon's only air link to the outside world -- and other main streets, paralysing much of the city.
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