A 'themed' sandwich shop has opened in Beirut offering sandwiches named after weapons.

Buns and Guns is owned by Ali Hammoud who said placing the shop in Beirut's southern suburb, which is a Hezbollah stronghold was not intended to reinforce a stereotype.

He said: "It's just an idea I had, nothing more, nothing less. I could have put toys in place of the sandbags and teddy bears instead of guns. But it was just an idea."

The sandwich shop which is decorated with pictures of guns, bullets and other weapons has become popular with teenagers.

The slogan "A sandwich can kill you", with a picture of a gun superimposed on a burger, is displayed outside."

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