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Airlines cancel Beirut flights after airport attack

•Thursday, 13 July 2006•3 min read

Airlines in the Middle East have been forced to cancel flights to Beirut after an Israeli attack on the Lebanese airport.

Emirates and Qatar Airways are among airlines which have reportedly dropped flights due to the closure of the Rafik Hariri International Airport.

Thousands of passengers are said to be stranded across the region due to the cancellations.