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| Hizbollah supporters clash with Lebanese security forces |
| 2002-06-28 |
| Clashes have erupted between Hizbollah supporters and security forces at the Ouzai district, south of Beirut, after the group made good on pledges to prevent the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) from starting the construction of a key overpass in the area, to facilitate travel between the capital, Beirut, and southern districts. Hizbollah supporters attacked Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's economic advisor Fadi Fawaz who was at the scene to witness the launch of the long-awaited construction of the bridge at Ouzai. Fawaz has hospitalized. Doctors said he may be suffering from serious head injuries. Hmmm... Explains a lot about Lebanese politix, doesn't it? "We support Hezbollah, 'cuz if we don't their brownshirts will beat us senseless." CDR officials and a convoy belonging to MP Walid Eido were also attacked. So now they support Hezbollah, too... Sources said Hizbollah's Secretary General Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah had threatened to take part himself in the demonstration at Ouzai. Just so nobody gets the idea it's just some local bully boys, rather than official Hezbollah policy... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |