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They threw rocks, set fire to tires to block traffic, torched cars and smashed windshields amid the rattle of gunshots as troops fired into the air to try to disperse the crowds. There were reports of gunfire and pictures showed masked men holding guns and assault-rifles.
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Opposition backers said gunmen fired from apartment balconies near the school, wounding several people. Students said the clashes began with a scuffle in the cafeteria of Beirut Arab University and degenerated into a melee as youths in the surrounding
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have done it before. And I can't give you solid evidence, but one can certainly make a pretty strong case that it's Syria's hands at work again," he said on US-funded
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went on TV in the evening to tell followers it was a "religious duty" to get off the streets to allow security forces to keep order.
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The general strike intensified a street campaign that began on December 1 when opposition supporters began camping out near
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activists on January 25 and about 200 were hurt in the violence that flared up after a scuffle between students at a
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before being attacked by assailants. The attack sparked violence in which three people were killed and 176 wounded.
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university. The opposition accused the government camp of starting the riots and the four dead included two
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Siniora and his main backer, parliamentary majority leader Hariri, have refused to give in to the demands.
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of the parliamentary majority added voice to Feltman's accusation, saying the fighting was triggered by
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The opposition launched nationwide protests on Tuesday which shut down much of
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Four people were shot dead in clashes between pro- and anti-
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