The World : Barrage in Beirut Kills 10

Lebanese gunmen exchanged fire across Beirut, killing 10 people and wounding 45 with a furious barrage of rocket, mortar and tank fire that forced thousands of people into bomb shelters. The presidential palace was hit, but President Amin Gemayel was not in residence and was reported safe. It was the worst cross-city shelling of the Lebanese capital in a week. In southern Lebanon, a suicide bomber drove his Mercedes-Benz packed with explosives toward a pro-Israeli militia post before detonating the charge, killing himself and as many as three militiamen.