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Energy minister assaulted by activists outside restaurant
2022-04-26
[An Nahar] Energy Minister Walid Fayyad was physically assaulted by activists outside a restaurant on Sunday night.An online video shows an activist saying "this is a message from all the Lebanese people" before violent mostly peacefully pushing Fayyad to a wall. You need to "wake up," he tells the minister.

Another man is meanwhile seen telling Fayyad that his mother "has no electricity" and that "a massacre happened in Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
" whereas he was "having a drink."

A female activist meanwhile tells the minister that she was interrogated at a State Security center along with other female activists due to his "corruption."

This is not the first time Fayyad has been intercepted by activists at a restaurant since he was appointed as minister. He is often seen at public places without bodyguards.
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Posted by:Fred

#1  And THAT's what happens when you don't wear a mask to dinner!
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-04-26 15:39  

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