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Riots and clashes in the Streets of Beirut |
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Written by Lebanon Today
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> 11:07 pm Premier Fouad Saniora declared Monday a day of national mourning and ordered schools and universities closed.
> 10:40 No reports of gunfire.
> 10:20 pm A few Lebanese army vehicles began withdrawing from Mar Mekhael.
> 10:10 pm TV footage showed a Lebanese commando unit moving into Mar Mekhael.
> 9:53 A statement by the Free Patriotic Movement stressed its rejection of violence and urged authorities to open an investigation into Sunday's riots and punish the protestors.
> 9:55 Sporadic bursts of gunfire could be heard again in the Mar Mekhael area.
> 9:50 One of the wounded said a group of men, carrying Hizbullah and Amal flags, moved towards Ein el-Rummaneh and one of them tossed the hand grenade on the crowd.
> 9:45 Seven people were wounded in the hand grenade assault on Bikassini road in Ein el-Rummaneh, LBC reported.
> 9:35 Seven people were killed ut during violent protests in Beirut on Sunday, an official from the Amal Movement told AFP.
> 9:30 Three people were wounded when an unknown assailant tossed a hand grenade on the Matahen road between Shiyah and Ein el-Rummaneh.
> Some Snippers have been spotted and are firing on the crowds
> Riots spread around 5:30 pm to the airport highway, where protestors blocked the main road with burning tires.
> Protestors blocked the road near Mar Mekhail church in Beirut's Shiyah district with burning tires around 4 pm and gunshots could be heard in the vicinity.
> TV footage showed Lebanese army troops trying to disperse the protestors who tossed stones at soldiers, wounding one.
> Security sources said Amal Movement official Ahmed Hassan Hamzeh, who was among the protestors, was killed. A number of people also weree wounded.
> They said Hamzeh, 35, who was in charge of Hay Moawwad neighborhood, was taken to Sahel hospital.
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Madness takes over Lebanon.
Militants are fighting in the streets of Beirut. Military guns are on both sides. What is the prospect of such a situation. Aren't the Lebanese fed-up with wars?
23 November 2007
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud left the Baabda presidential palace without handing over the power to a new president. This is the first time since independence in 1943. |
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