Lebanese crowds defy Syria at Gemayel's funeral
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Tens of thousands of Lebanese choked downtown Beirut to pay tribute to assassinated Christian leader Pierre Gemayel on Thursday, turning his funeral into a show of defiance against Syria and its Hezbollah allies.
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Crowds of people snaked through the streets of Pierre Gemayel's Christian hometown to mourn the Lebanese industry minister suspected by his supporters of being assassinated by those intent on weakening Lebanon's anti-Syrian government.
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Lebanon prepares for the funeral of leading anti-Syrian politician Pierre Gemayel who was killed on Tuesday.
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They wept, threw rice and turned Beirut's streets into a sea of grief. But a bitter surge of anti-Syrian sentiment rippled through vast crowds at Rafik al-Hariri's funeral.
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Throngs of Lebanese came out for two opposing gatherings: Hizballah backers for the funeral of a slain militant suspected in hundreds of American deaths, and their pro-Western opponents to mark the assassination of an anti-Syrian former prime minister
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As Pierre Gemayel is laid to rest and pro- and anti-Syrian factions square off for a confrontation, the modern Lebanese state appears to be on life-support
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International pressure mounted on Syria to ease its grip over Lebanon as stunned Lebanese prepared to bury slain former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri on Wednesday.
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Lebanon's cabinet defies pro-Syrian groups to hold a meeting due to approve a tribunal into ex-PM Hariri's murder.
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Hundreds of thousands of people poured into the center of Lebanon for the funeral of the government minister slain Tuesday, Pierre Gemayel.
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An anti-Syrian Christian leader dismissed Hezbollah's claims of victory in its war with Israel as tens of thousands of his supporters rallied Sunday in a show of strength that highlighted Lebanon's sharp divisions.
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Large numbers of people are in the Lebanese capital Beirut for a march in support of Syria's role in the country.
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Some 2,500 mourners chanted anti-Syrian slogans on Thursday at the funeral of a Lebanese legislator killed in a car bomb attack that increased tension with Damascus and deepened Lebanon's political crisis.
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Lebanese Christian cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel, an outspoken critic of Syria, was assassinated near Beirut on Tuesday, security sources said.
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Thousands of Lebanese students and activists defied government warnings Friday and demonstrated against Syria's domination of their country.
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Mostaqbal, Nabil Ismail) BEIRUT -- As a stunned nation grieved, dozens of angry mourners attacked Syrian workers in the hometown of former prime minister Rafik Hariri, who was assassinated in a huge bomb blast, ...
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Thousands of Lebanese chanting  anti-Syrian slogans flooded into streets around the home of  slain former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri on Wednesday amid  mounting U.S.-led pressure on Syria to get out of Lebanon.
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Mourners wept and showered rice Wednesday on the coffin of a slain government minister who opposed Syrian influence in this divided nation, as his supporters mobilized for a massive show of force at his funeral in the capital, Beirut.