The World : 22 Killed in Beirut Shelling

At least 22 people were killed and 140 wounded as Syrian and Christian forces clashed in eight hours of artillery duels in Beirut, officials announced. Shells hit the hilltop residence of U.S. Ambassador John McCarthy in Yarze, a Christian suburb of the besieged capital, as well as the residence of French Ambassador Rene Ala in the suburb of Hazmiye, but police said no one was hurt. The day’s casualties raised the toll to 571 dead and 1,462 wounded, by police count, since the artillery war began in mid-March. Many of the latest victims were caught in the streets as they tried to take advantage of a three-day lull in what is only the latest round in Lebanon’s 14-year civil war.