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BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Prominent anti-Syrian Christian politician Pierre Gemayel was assassinated in a suburb of Beirut on Tuesday, his party's radio station and Lebanon's official news agency reported.
His fatal shooting will certainly heighten the political tension in Lebanon, where the leading Muslim Shiite party Hezbollah has threatened to topple the government if it does not get a bigger say in Cabinet decision making.
Witnesses said Gemayel was shot in his car in Jdeideh, a Christian neighborhood, his constituency on the northern edge of Beirut. The witnesses said a car rammed his car from behind and then an assassin stepped out and shot him at point blank range.
Gemayel was rushed to a nearby hospital seriously wounded, the Lebanese Broadcasting Corp. and Voice of Lebanon, the Phalange Party's radio station, reported.
The party radio later said he was dead, as did the National News Agency.
Crossposted at Eye On The World.
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Lebanese Christian leader Pierre Gemayel assassinated
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Prominent anti-Syrian Christian politician Pierre Gemayel was assassinated in a suburb of Beirut on Tuesday, his party's radio station and Lebanon's official news agency reported.His fatal shooting will certainly heighten the political tension in Lebanon, where the leading Muslim Shiite party Hezbollah has threatened to topple the government if it does not get a bigger say in Cabinet decision making.
Witnesses said Gemayel was shot in his car in Jdeideh, a Christian neighborhood, his constituency on the northern edge of Beirut. The witnesses said a car rammed his car from behind and then an assassin stepped out and shot him at point blank range.
Gemayel was rushed to a nearby hospital seriously wounded, the Lebanese Broadcasting Corp. and Voice of Lebanon, the Phalange Party's radio station, reported.
The party radio later said he was dead, as did the National News Agency.
Crossposted at Eye On The World.
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Somehow, Hizbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's image has made it onto Rosaries in Lebanon. Christians are pissed, and who can blame them? From Gateway: Terrorist leader Hassan Nasrallah has made his way onto Christian bracelets and rosaries. His supporters...
- Hizballah Declares War On Lebanon
That's right, a political party within Lebanon has declared war on Lebanon. This political party is unlike any political party the United States has ever seen. They dominate certain territories of the country, they have their own television network...
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From Reliapundit, the Astute Blogger: CLASHES BETWEEN FACTIONS ERUPTING IN BEIRUTAP/IHT: BEIRUT,Lebanon: Lebanese army troops intervened to restore order aspro-government and opposition supporters engaged in fist fights andbeat each other with sticks...
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