Hezbollah supporters on the main road leading to Beirut's International airport

Hezbollah supporters flash victory signs after setting ablaze barricades on a main road in Beirut suburbs May 7, 2008. Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition blocked main roads in Beirut with burning barricades on Wednesday, paralysing the capital in a long-running political standoff with the U.S.-backed government.

Lebanese army vehicles stop at barricades set up by Hezbollah supporters on the main road leading to Beirut's International airport May 7, 2008. Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition blocked main roads in Beirut with burning barricades on Wednesday, paralysing the capital in a long-running political standoff with the U.S.-backed government.

Hezbollah supporters pose after burning tyres on a main road to Beirut's International airport May 7, 2008. Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition blocked main roads in Beirut with burning barricades on Wednesday, paralysing the capital in a long-running political standoff with the U.S.-backed government.

Hezbollah supporters burn tyres on a main road near the government building in Beirut May 7, 2008. Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition blocked main roads in Beirut with burning barricades on Wednesday, paralysing the capital in a long-running political standoff with the U.S.-backed government.