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Hundreds of Lebanese express support for Egyptian protests

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Several hundred protesters gathered in front of the Egyptian embassy in Beirut Saturday to express their support for the Egyptian protest movement as President Hosni Mubarak appointed his intelligence chief vice president in an effort to quell the civil unrest sweeping the country.

“The people want the regime to fall!” the protesters in Beirut shouted, echoing the chant that has become the rallying cry of the Egyptian revolt.

“I’m both happy and sad,” said Jamil Oueini, 29, who said he came to express solidarity with the Egyptian protesters. “I’m happy because I never expected to see this kind of evolution in my life, but I’m sad because I know there will be a lot of victims of this violence.”

Some demonstrators also held anti-Mubarak posters depicting the Egyptian president as a pawn of Israel and the United States.

“It’s the least we can do,” said Seif Hisham, a 30-year-old college professor. “I think we’re witnessing a new dawn in the Arab world, and its not a false dawn.”

At least 72 people have been killed in Egypt since the protests began, according to Al Jazeera, but government attempts to impose a media blackout have made the number of casualties difficult to confirm.

The massive protests in Egypt follow a successful movement in Tunisia to oust former President Zine el Abidine ben Ali. Protests have also broken out across the region in Yemen, Algeria and Jordan. LAT

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8 responses to “Hundreds of Lebanese express support for Egyptian protests”

  1. soulmates11 Avatar
    soulmates11

    Maybe just maybe this will bring Israel to the peace table with more urgency . Not just to take advantage of the people of the Middle East.Like they did after singing with Egypt. The stakes for Israel are huge .Lets hope they can take their blinders off this time.

    1. 7akibalash Avatar
      7akibalash

      wow, talk about missinformed and brainwashed… what a combo

    2. 7akibalash Avatar
      7akibalash

      wow, talk about missinformed and brainwashed… what a combo

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    Anonymous

    Maybe just maybe this will bring Israel to the peace table with more urgency . Not just to take advantage of the people of the Middle East.Like they did after singing with Egypt. The stakes for Israel are huge .Lets hope they can take their blinders off this time.

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      Anonymous

      wow, talk about missinformed and brainwashed… what a combo

  3. plomca Avatar
    plomca

    It’s funny seeing these Lebanese protesting in front of the Egyptian Embassy, in support of these protests happening in Egypt. From what I understand, these are Hezbollah/Amal and leftest supporters, who are protesting in front of the embassy.

    Where were they last year, when the people of Iran were also protesting against their government for basically the same thing? Not one protest in front of the Iranian Embassy, in support of the protesters in Iran? It seems a double standard here, where you support one country’s freedom, but not another.

  4. plomca Avatar
    plomca

    It’s funny seeing these Lebanese protesting in front of the Egyptian Embassy, in support of these protests happening in Egypt. From what I understand, these are Hezbollah/Amal and leftest supporters, who are protesting in front of the embassy.

    Where were they last year, when the people of Iran were also protesting against their government for basically the same thing? Not one protest in front of the Iranian Embassy, in support of the protesters in Iran? It seems a double standard here, where you support one country’s freedom, but not another.

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    Anonymous

    It’s funny seeing these Lebanese protesting in front of the Egyptian Embassy, in support of these protests happening in Egypt. From what I understand, these are Hezbollah/Amal and leftest supporters, who are protesting in front of the embassy.

    Where were they last year, when the people of Iran were also protesting against their government for basically the same thing? It seems a double standard here, where you support one country’s freedom, but not another.

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