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A new underwater survey has revealed that Lebanon lies dangerously close to a fault that could soon generate a catastrophic tsunami, according to a report by Discovery News channel. The fault, which according to the survey lies just four miles off Lebanon's coast, caused a tsunami-generating earthquake in 551 A.D.

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