Clash Erupts as Anti, Pro-Assad Protesters Stage Rival Demos in Hamra
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
A clash erupted Thursday outside the Syrian embassy in Beirut’s Hamra district between protesters belonging to the Jamaa Islamiya and supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, state-run National News Agency reported.
“A number of citizens had called for a rally outside the embassy’s building at 6:30 pm in solidarity with the Syrian people,” NNA added, noting that security forces immediately intervened to break up the brawl.
Following the fistfight, police commandos and army troops formed a human wall to prevent further clashes between the two sides, as more demonstrators arrived on the scene, NNA said.
Meanwhile, MTV said the pro-Assad demo was organized by members of the Baath Party and the Syrian Social National Party, noting that some demonstrators were carrying Hizbullah flags.
“Some demonstrators are carrying hidden batons on them in order to use them in possible rioting,” MTV added.
11 August 2011, 22:10
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Baath, SSNNP and Hizb why don't you all move to Syria if you like their regime so much...you seem to enjoy more being pro-Syrian than pro-Lenanese.
How shameful....
11 August 2011, 23:09
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The end of Assad is near. Will these people be "Pro Syria" when the regime falls?? Will the just become pre-Iranian all the way? When Assad is gone their 40 year meal ticket will be eliminated. They don't know what to do other that what they have always done.......kill!!
12 August 2011, 02:04
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Roger and Gabby, saying of these thugs "pro-Syrian" or "pro-Iranian" is wrong, they are pro-Assad and pro-Baath and pro-Wilayat al Faqih,
They are not pro-Syria, Syria is for the Syrian people, it does not belong Bashar el Assad.
Hizb Allah and Aoun and SSNP are pro-Assad, they are Assad obedient dogs. And when Assad falls they become Khamenei's dogs.
They are not welcome in Syria, nor in Iran.
12 August 2011, 07:40
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Where were the anti-Assad when Assad was crushing their heads with his boots? We know where they were. They were behind the khanzeer. Now, they are still behind the little khanzeer, except that little khanzeer is an idiot and a loser.
