French Interior Minister Manuel Valls, who visited the scene later with Housing Minister Cecile Duflot, said "we met a family devastated by grief, trying to comprehend what has happened".

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"We are living in an unacceptable atmosphere, and hope that the events in Syria don't occur in Lebanon and more levelheaded minds prevail, " Interior Minister Marwan Charbel told reporters at the scene.

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An early arrival on the scene was the Sandinist guru and former interior minister, Tomas Borge, wearing his pyjamas and a worried expression.

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Mr. RASHID NURGALIYEV (Russian Interior Minister): (Through translator) Experienced organized crime investigators went to the scene right away.

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