Nearly 2 Million Gather for Protest in Beirut
Anadolu News Agency | Monday, March 14, 2005
 

Nearly two million people from different regions of Lebanon have gathered in the capital Beirut for protests organized by the opposition party. Members of the press located in the protest region have reported that the protestors are arriving in Beirut by car, ship, and even on foot in preparation for the largest meeting since the assassination of the former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri on February 14.

A traffic jam was reported between the north and the Damascus highways where cars were bumper to bumper, and rally goers arriving in Beirut were demanding an explanation for Hariri's murder and for the withdrawal of the Syrian troops.