InfoAnda - Violence erupts in Beirut after slain official's funeral |

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

Cruise, Theron to star in remake of French thriller | 20 December 2008
Ryan O'Neal says he has prostate cancer | | 18 April 2012
UN rights envoy holds talks on elections in Myanmar | 16 February 2010

Obama Visits Tomb Of Unknown Soldier As Nation Marks Memorial Day | 25 May 2009

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : Violence erupts in Beirut after slain official's funeral |

Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Home Business Business Home Economy Technology Media Small Business Legal Deals Earnings Social Pulse Business Video The Freeland File Aerospace & Defense Investing Simplified Markets Markets Home U.S. Markets European Markets Asian Markets Global Market Data Indices M&A Stocks Bonds Currencies Commodities Futures Funds peHUB World World Home U.S. Brazil China Euro Zone Japan Mexico Russia India Insight World Video Reuters Investigates Decoder Politics Politics Home Election 2012 Campaign Polling Supreme Court Politics Video Tech Technology Home MediaFile Science Tech Video Tech Tonic Social Pulse Opinion Opinion Home Chrystia Freeland John Lloyd Felix Salmon Jack Shafer David Rohde Nader Mousavizadeh Lucy P. Marcus Nicholas Wapshott Bethany McLean Anatole Kaletsky Edward Hadas Hugo Dixon Ian Bremmer Lawrence Summers Susan Glasser The Great Debate Steven Brill Reihan Salam Frederick Kempe Christopher Papagianis Mark Leonard Breakingviews Equities Credit Private Equity M&A Macro & Markets Politics Breakingviews Video Money Money Home Tax Break Lipper Awards 2012 Global Investing MuniLand Unstructured Finance Linda Stern Mark Miller John Wasik James Saft Analyst Research Alerts Watchlist Portfolio Stock Screener Fund Screener Personal Finance Video Money Clip Investing 201 Life Health Sports Arts Faithworld Business Traveler Entertainment Oddly Enough Lifestyle Video Pictures Pictures Home Reuters Photographers Full Focus Video Reuters TV Reuters News Article Comments (2) Slideshow Video Full Focus Photos of the week Download our Wider Image iPad app Images of September Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Putin flexes muscle in big test of Russia's nuclear arsenal 20 Oct 2012 With Romney closing in, Obama to launch swing state blitz 20 Oct 2012 Like girls, U.S. boys may be hitting puberty earlier 12:28am EDT Double the trouble when divorced parents get old 19 Oct 2012 Violence erupts in Beirut after slain official's funeral | 11:00am EDT Discussed 173 Obama gets second chance in debate rematch with Romney 117 Obama talks Libya and Biden’s swimsuit on ”Daily Show” 91 ”I take responsibility” for Benghazi, Clinton tells CNN Sponsored Links Violence erupts in Beirut after slain official's funeral Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Lebanese opposition rejects dialogue, wants PM to resign 9:20am EDT Angry mourners march on Lebanon PM office, demand he quit 9:30am EDT Heavy gunfire heard in central Beirut 9:44am EDT Lebanon's Hariri urges supporters to leave streets 10:09am EDT Timeline: Political turmoil and violence in Lebanon since 2005 10:49am EDT Analysis & Opinion Syria as dress rehearsal: Securing WMD in midst of civil war A river out of Syria Related Topics World » Related Video Beirut security tight ahead of al-Hassan funeral 6:47am EDT 1 of 15. Members of the Internal Security Forces lay the coffins of slain intelligence officer Wissam al-Hassan and his bodyguard Ahmed Sahyouni beside each other as (rear L-R) Lebanon's police chief Ashraf Rifi, Minister of Information Walid Daouq and Lebanon's Army Commander Jean Kahwaji pay their respects during an official ceremony to pay tribute to their deaths, at the Internal Security Force headquarters in Ashrafiyeh October 21, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Mohamed Azakir By Mariam Karouny and Angus MacSwan BEIRUT | Sun Oct 21, 2012 11:00am EDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Violence erupted in downtown Beirut on Sunday as protesters tried to storm the offices of Prime Minister Najib Mikati after the funeral of an assassinated intelligence chief whose death they blame on Syria. Security forces shot into the air and police fired tear gas to repulse the hundreds of protesters who overturned barriers and threw stones and steel rods, witnesses said. The clashes fed into a growing political crisis in Lebanon linked to the civil war in neighboring Syria. An angry crowd had marched on the prime minister's office after politicians at the funeral of Brigadier General Wissam al-Hassan, who was killed by a car bomb on Friday, called on Mikati to resign over the killing. The opposition and its supporters believe Mikati is too close to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Lebanese ally Hezbollah, which is part of Mikati's government. Many of the protesters waved flags from the anti-Syrian opposition Future Movement - a mainly Sunni Muslim party - and Christian Lebanese Forces as well as black Islamist flags. They scattered after the security forces' action and there were no immediate reports of any casualties other than two people fainting. Opposition leader Saad al-Hariri urged supporters to refrain from any more violence. "We want peace, the government should fall but we want that in a peaceful way. I call on all those who are in the streets to pull back," Hariri told supporters after the attack, speaking on Future Television channel. A HERO'S FUNERAL Hassan, 47, was a Sunni Muslim and senior intelligence official who had helped uncover a bomb plot that led to the arrest and indictment in August of a pro-Damascus former Lebanese minister. He also led an investigation that implicated Syria and the Shi'ite Hezbollah in the assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri in 2005. Thousands of people had filled central Martyrs' Square for his funeral ceremony, accusing Syria of involvement in the killing and calling for Mikati to quit. One banner read "Go, go Najib" echoing the slogans of the Arab Spring. The violence broke out after Fouad al-Siniora, a former prime minister, said in a speech that the opposition rejected any dialogue to overcome the political crisis caused by the assassination unless the government first resigned. "No talks before the government leaves, no dialogue over the blood of our martyrs," Siniora said to roars of approval from the crowd. At the start of the funeral, senior politicians and the military and security top brass turned out at the Internal Security Force headquarters for a ceremony held with full military honors and broadcast live on national television. Hassan's wife and two sons, the youngest weeping, listened as he was eulogized by the head of police, Ashraf Rifi, and President Michel Suleiman. Suleiman said the government and people must work "shoulder to shoulder" to overcome the challenges posed by the killing. "I tell the judiciary do not hesitate, the people are with you, and I tell the security be firm, the people are with you, with you. And I tell the politicians and the government do not provide cover to the perpetrator." In keeping with custom for state funerals, church bells pealed as police officers carried the flag-draped coffins of Hassan and his bodyguard to the mosque on Martyr's Square through chanting crowds. Moslem prayers were broadcast by loudspeaker from the mosque. In the build-up the funeral, people at the square had said they saw Syria's hand in the bombing. "We blame Bashar al-Assad, the president of Syria," said Assmaa Diab, 14, from the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, Hassan's home town. She was in the square with her sister and father. "He is responsible for everything - in the past, now, and if we don't stand up to him, the future," she said. The prime minister was also a focus of their anger. "We are here to tell Mikati we don't need him any more and to tell Hezbollah we don't want any more of their games," said Hamza Akhrass, a 22-year-old student who from south Lebanon. "Mikati takes too much pressure for Syria." One banner read: "People want the overthrow of Najib". Mikati said on Saturday he had offered to resign to make way for a government of national unity but he had accepted a request by President Michel Suleiman to stay in office to allow time for talks on a way out of the political crisis. Sunday's events highlighted how the 19-month-old uprising against Assad in Syria has exacerbated deep-seated sectarian tensions in Lebanon, which is still scarred from its 1975-90 civil war. Sunni-led rebels are fighting to overthrow Assad, who is from the Alawite minority, which has its roots in Shi'ite Islam. Lebanon's religious communities are divided between those that support Assad and those that back the rebels. Mikati sought in vain to insulate the country from turmoil in its larger neighbor, which has long played a role in Lebanese politics. He himself said he suspected Hassan's assassination was linked to his role in uncovering Syrian involvement in the August bomb plot. (Additional reporting by Dominic Evans Leila Bassam and Samia Nakhoul,; Editing by Giles Elgood) World Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (2) sofianitz wrote: Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Back to top Reuters.com Business Markets World Politics Technology Opinion Money Pictures Videos Site Index Legal Bankruptcy Law California Legal New York Legal Securities Law Support & Contact Support Corrections Connect with Reuters Twitter Facebook LinkedIn RSS Podcast Newsletters Mobile About Privacy Policy Terms of Use AdChoices Copyright Our Flagship financial information platform incorporating Reuters Insider An ultra-low latency infrastructure for electronic trading and data distribution A connected approach to governance, risk and compliance Our next generation legal research platform Our global tax workstation Thomsonreuters.com About Thomson Reuters Investor Relations Careers Contact Us Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.

Other News on Sunday, 21 October 2012
West Bank vote held to help plug Palestinian democracy gap |
Monti expects to see Italy recovery signs within months |
Left makes gains in Czech Senate election |
Putin flexes muscle in big test of Russia's nuclear arsenal |
Five Colombian soldiers killed, first deadly clash amid peace talks |
Yemen forces endanger health care by raiding hospitals :HRW |
Sierra Leone opposition plans to review mining code, contracts |
Kuwait opposition to boycott vote, calls for protests |
Nigerian army arrests Boko Haram member at senator's home |
Trekkies break world record at London convention |
Lebanon to bury slain intelligence official |
Syria envoy Brahimi meets Assad in Damascus: TV |
Confusion in Libya over fate of former Gaddafi spokesman |
Argentine leader orders evacuation of ship seized in Ghana |
ECB's Knot backs German call for EU budget commissioner |
As Iraq, Afghan wars end, private security firms adapt |
U.S. says willing to meet with Iran on nukes but no talks set |
Hong Kong makes its biggest seizure of illegal ivory |
Activision hopes new Skylanders game is a holiday hit |
Violence erupts in Beirut after slain official's funeral |
Assad tells Syria envoy arms flows to rebels must stop |
Iran, like U.S., denies plan for one-on-one nuclear talks |
Vatican names seven saints including first Native American |
Voters in Iceland back new constitution, more resource control |
Quakes, not Iranian missiles, loom in new Israeli drill |
Bahrain detains seven over killing of policeman |
Protesters break into grounds of Libya's parliament |
Russian forces kill 49 militants in operation: state agency |
British PM Cameron on ropes after catastrophic week |
Analysis: Yahoo CEO's comeback plan homes in on technology, not media |
Top Facebook executive quits to join London's Tech City |
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph	VPN on MacOSX	BlogMeter 1.01