A civil defence medic attends to photographer Wadih Shlink after he was beaten by Hezbollah supporters in a Beirut suburb May 7, 2008. Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition blocked main roads in Beirut with burning barricades on Wednesday, paralysing the capital in a long-running political standoff with the U.S.-backed government. Reuters Pictures 18 months ago

A civil defence medic attends to photographer Wadih Shlink after he was beaten by Hezbollah supporters in a Beirut suburb May 7, 2008. Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition blocked main roads in Beirut with burning barricades on Wednesday, paralysing the capital in a long-running political standoff with the U.S.-backed government.

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  3. Egyptian relatives of of 26 suspected Hezbollah spies accused of plotting attacks for the Lebanese militant group, react as they wait outside state security emergency court, in New Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. The suspects are charged with spying for a foreign group, planning attacks against tourists and shipping in the Suez Canal and sending operatives to Gaza to help militant groups there.
  4. Some of the 26 suspected Hezbollah spies accused of plotting attacks for the Lebanese militant group, gessture as they arrive at state security emergency court, in New Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. The suspects are charged with spying for a foreign group, planning attacks against tourists and shipping in the Suez Canal and sending operatives to Gaza to help militant groups there.
  5. A Hezbollah supporter, holds a poster of Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah with the Arabic words reading: "I always promise victory" during a rally to mark the third anniversary of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 14, 2009. The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah Sheik Hassan Nasrallah says his group will hit Israel's main city of Tel Aviv if Israeli forces attack Beirut or the guerrillas' stronghold in its southern suburbs.
  6. Hezbollah supporters, gather at a square to listen to Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah who speaks via a video link, during a rally to mark the third anniversary of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday Aug. 14, 2009. The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah Sheik Hassan Nasrallah says his group will hit Israel's main city of Tel Aviv if Israeli forces attack Beirut or the guerrillas' stronghold in its southern suburbs.
  7. Hezbollah supporters, listen to the Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah who speaks via a video link, during a rally to mark the third anniversary of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday Aug. 14, 2009. The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah Sheik Hassan Nasrallah says his group will hit Israel's main city of Tel Aviv if Israeli forces attack Beirut or the guerrillas' stronghold in its southern suburbs.
  8. Lebanon's Hezbollah supporters wave flags as they listen to their leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's speech through a giant screen during a rally marking the third anniversary of the end of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war, in Beirut's suburbs August 14, 2009.
  9. A Hezbollah supporter, holds a poster of slain Hezbollah's top military commander Imad Mughniyeh, right, and in the left a poster showing an Israeli tank with the Arabic words reading, " The era of defeat is gone", during a rally to mark the third anniversary of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, at the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday Aug. 14, 2009. The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah Sheik Hassan NAsrallah says his group will hit Israel's main city of Tel Aviv if Israeli forces attack Beirut or the guerrillas' stronghold in its southern suburbs.
  10. A Hezbollah supporter holds a poster of slain Hezbollah's top military commander Imad Mughniyeh, left, as other hold a poster of Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, right, during a rally to mark the third anniversary of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, at the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday Aug. 14, 2009. The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah Sheik Hassan Nasrallah says his group will hit Israel's main city of Tel Aviv if Israeli forces attack Beirut or the guerrillas' stronghold in its southern suburbs.
  11. Hezbollah supporters, gather at a square listen to Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah who speaks via a video link, during a rally to mark the third anniversary of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday Aug. 14, 2009. The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah Sheik Hassan Nasrallah says his group will hit Israel's main city of Tel Aviv if Israeli forces attack Beirut or the guerrillas' stronghold in its southern suburbs.
  12. Hezbollah supporters, hold posters of Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, during a rally to mark the third anniversary of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 14, 2009. The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah Sheik Hassan NAsrallah says his group will hit Israel's main city of Tel Aviv if Israeli forces attack Beirut or the guerrillas' stronghold in its southern suburbs.
  13. Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters during a rally marking the third anniversary of the end of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war, in Beirut's suburbs August 14, 2009.
  14. Hezbollah supporters raise their hands in front of Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah who speaks via a video link, during a rally to mark the third anniversary of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday Aug. 14, 2009. The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah Sheik Hassan Nasrallah says his group will hit Israel's main city of Tel Aviv if Israeli forces attack Beirut or the guerrillas' stronghold in its southern suburbs.
  15. A Hezbollah supporter holds a poster depicting Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, as she listens to his speech through a giant screen, during a rally marking the third anniversary of the end of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war, in Beirut's suburbs August 14, 2009.
  16. Lebanon's Hezbollah supporters wave flags as they listen to their leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's speech through a giant screen during a rally marking the third anniversary of the end of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war, in Beirut's suburbs August 14, 2009.

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