Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Daily Star: Latest targets of air blitz are milk and medicine

BEIRUT: Israel switched gears in its military campaign
against Lebanon Monday and Tuesday, launching a series of
debilitating air strikes against privately owned factories
throughout the country and dealing a devastating blow to
an economy already paralyzed by a week of hits on
residential areas and crucial infrastructure.

The production facilities of at least five companies in
key industrial sectors - including the country's largest
dairy farm, Liban Lait; a paper mill; a packaging firm and
a pharmaceutical plant - have been disabled or completely
destroyed. Industry insiders say the losses will cripple
the economy for decades to come.

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