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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090323/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonisraelconflictreconstruction_20090323160505

Hizbullah Spends Millions to Rebuild Stronghold

[AFP] Rita Daou - In Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hizbullah stronghold, a mammoth reconstruction drive is underway to rebuild 241 of the 282 buildings destroyed in the 2006 war. Project director Hassan Jechi said $400 million has been allocated to the effort. Jechi and Hizbullah are evasive when it comes to revealing where they are getting the funds to carry out this massive project, amid wide speculation that Iran is Hizbullah's main financial backer.

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