Middle East - Voice of America: Strife in Syria Ripples Into Lebanon's Sectarian Divide

Middle East - Voice of America middle-east

Strife in Syria Ripples Into Lebanon's Sectarian Divide May 25th 2012, 21:49 TRIPOLI, Lebanon - Some 700 people in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli staged a rally Friday to demand the release of Sunni Islamist leaders who they said were detained for opposing Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. The demonstration comes amid fears that the conflict in Syria could further enflame sectarian tensions in Lebanon. Hundreds of Sunni Islamists known as Salafists Friday demonstrated in the northern Lebanese city, Tripoli. They were demanding the release of some 200 ... Media files: 837A44DA-90B7-4C01-A52C-E9314DB078FE_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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