Lebanese crowds defy Syria at Gemayel's funeral
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Tens of thousands of Lebanese paid tribute to assassinated Christian politician Pierre Gemayel on Thursday, turning his funeral in central Beirut into a display of defiance towards Syria and its Hezbollah allies.
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Assassinated Lebanese minister Pierre Gemayel will be buried on Thursday and his allies have called for a large turnout to strengthen their hand in a political struggle with the Hezbollah-led opposition.
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BEIRUT, Nov. 21 -- Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel, a vocal opponent of Syrian involvement in the country and a leader of the country's Maronite Christian minority, was assassinated in Beirut today, intensifying an already volatile situation and pushing the country's government a step...
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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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Lebanon mourned assassinated former  Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri on Tuesday as opposition leaders  bluntly implicated Syria in the murder and Syrian workers were  attacked in the former prime minister's hometown.
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Beirut's main streets were shut down and armed guards stood vigilant today as anti-Syrian crowds chanting political slogans and waving the Lebanese flag packed into the capital's largest square in anticipation of the funeral of slain Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel. The Christian official was gunned down Tuesday, with many blaming Syria.
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The funeral is taking place in Lebanon's capital Beirut for an anti-government protester who was killed on Sunday.
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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.
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BIKFAYA, Lebanon -- Mourners wept and showered rice yesterday 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.
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Tens of thousands of flag-waving Lebanese gathered in central Beirut on Wednesday to remember Rafik al-Hariri, two years after the former premier's killing, and show support for the anti-Syrian government.
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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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Mourners at funeral of anti-Syrian MP killed in bomb blast chant slogans against Syrian president.
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Hundreds of demonstrators attacked the building of the Lebanese general security at the border with Syria doubting the credibility of the report by the Lebanese authorities on the death of Ismail Muhammad al-Khatib suspected to be a member in al-Qaida
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Family, colleagues and supporters marched Friday in a mass funeral procession for a slain Lebanese lawmaker, the latest victim of a campaign the country's anti-Syrian faction accuses Damascus of orchestrating to scuttle the upcoming presidential election.
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Thousands of mourners gather in the Lebanese capital for the funeral of ex-PM Rafik Hariri, killed in a car bombing.
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Assassinated Lebanese minister Pierre Gemayel will be buried on Thursday, with his allies urging a big turnout as a show of force against Syria and the opposition led by the Hezbollah guerrilla group.
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Lebanon mourned assassinated former  Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri Tuesday as opposition leaders  bluntly implicated Syria in an attack that Lebanese authorities  said might have been a suicide bombing.