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Three Killed in Beirut Protests over Power Cuts
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27/01/2008 Three men were martyred and more than 18 others injured in Beirut on Sunday as unknown gunmen opened fire during protests over chronic power cuts in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital. Two of the martyrs are, Ahmad Hamza Hamza, 21, was a member of the Amal movement, a party member said, but insisted he was not involved in the demonstrations and the second martyr is Youssif Shokeir.
 
Spontaneous protests erupt in the southern suburbs of Beirut where demonstrators had blocked roads with blazing tires to protest at power cuts in that area. And as night fell, demonstrators also cut the main airport road with burning tires and that similar protests were underway in other parts of Beirut's southern suburbs.
 
An Amal official said that Hamza was not among the protesters. "Hamza was not a demonstrator. He cooperated with the army on a regular basis whenever there were such similar protests in the region," he said. "The protests were initially spontaneous."
 
According to the security official, the shooting occurred after demonstrators set ablaze tyres, blocking a main road linking the Chiyah and Mar Mikhael neighborhoods in the southern suburbs to protest power shortages. The army fired warning shots to disperse the demonstrators, the official said.
 
Dozens of demonstrators were on the streets between the neighborhoods of Chiyah and Mar Mikhael and some protesters were also emerging on the streets further south, witnesses said.
Demonstrators have faced off with security forces on several occasions in the past few days over the power cuts.
  
 

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إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ 27/01/2008 20:56:00
sYED  |  usa
It is tragic to see the Muslim youth go like this. But all the Lebanese people should know the reality of this gun fire, that ZIONISTS did it and that Saniora government is behind it. A SAD SITUATION!!
demonstators of beirut 27/01/2008 22:33:00
sana  |  sour
I encourage the demonstrqtors to continue and dont stop;if the price of bread is too high today,tomorrow,who know,we will not find bread to eat
This what Israel looking for 27/01/2008 23:14:00
Faris Zaidan  |  USA
This is what Walid Jamblatt, the Saniora Despotic Regime wants. They are gleefully enjoying the moment to see the blood of those who stand for the Moslem and the Arab Masses. Thanks to the Wisdom of Hezbollah and Amal. Stand fast my brothers and sisters. Every criminal has his day.
The best way to solve problems 27/01/2008 23:41:00
Arnon  |  New Zealand
is to do what Syed (USA) does: blame the Zionists. Electricity cuts in Southern Beirut? blame the Zionists! Tsunami in Indonesia? blame the Zionists! earth quaqe in Iran? blame the Zionists. How genious.
Jumblatt was right... 28/01/2008 01:57:00
George  |  Lebanon
The Hezbullah claimed its arms was kept for liberating Shebaa, Falastin and Elquds...but actually they use it for el Rumeine, to kill other Lebanese.
We are not Israel 28/01/2008 02:22:00
Haddad  |  Lebanon
The opposition wants a civil war? okay. We are not the Israelis. We will start with cleaning the 12 Mukhayamat, as we did in Naher el Bard. Baadein Dahiye, Chay slum, DT Beirut - and all the way to Majdel Aanjar... victory or death!!! we are prepared too.
ALLAH YE5OD 14 3OMALA!!!1 28/01/2008 03:30:00
Lebanese And Proud  |  Leb
THANKS TO WALID JAMBLATT, JA3JA3, W 7OKOMET l SANIORA,IN ANOTHER WORDS l 3OMALA:@:@:@!!!HOL LI MA 3ENDON DAMEEER WARAHA LA HAL SHA4LE,LAW 3ENDON SHWAYET SHARAF BETOMO 7ALOUN. ALLAH BAS YESTAFEL FEYON.ALLAH YER7AMON:'(
................................................................................................................................................... 28/01/2008 04:21:00
ali  |  canada
nothing can be blamed on the Zionists for such as an earth quake... any knowledgable person wouldn't dare say such a thing.. that is the work of ALLAH (SWT) only.. but the evil doers of zionizm go out to lebanon and cause war between people.. only the most educated could understand this.. if only they knew..
Economic plan 28/01/2008 07:31:00
Happy Arab  |  USA
Do Nasrallah, Berri and Aoun have an alternative economic plan for Lebanon? If so, could they please make it public so that the people can discuss it and propose it to Siniora? Maybe Siniora would like that plan.
YES THE ZIONISTS & SANIORA ARE BEHIND ALL THIS 28/01/2008 09:13:00
Jnoubiyeh  |  Lebanon
Because be smart for once and ask yourself who benefits from all this Lebanese chaos? We all know the Zionists want Lebanon to plunge into another civil war, they think this will weaken Hezbollah. And so they will be able to reoccupy Lebanon easily. But insha'ALLAH, they will again fail miserably, for we are the Party of God and we will never want our brothers and sisters in Lebanon to kill each o
If you could get the minutes of meetings of zionists with US government.. 28/01/2008 14:05:00
Syed  |  USA
[1] Or someone could analyse the firearms used, they come from accross the border. [2] Anyone who is anti Muslim or anti arab and wants to commit genocide of arabs and or Muslims, is a zionist as far as I am concerned, May they claim to be Muslim, Christian or Jew.
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