Killing of Lebanese cabinet minister stirs up Christian fears
by editorial staff | 11/23/2006 | article read 773 times
The normally jammed-packed streets of Beirut during rush hour were even more frantic as residents scrambled following the news that Christian politician Pierre Gemayel had been gunned down and killed in the streets of a Beirut suburb.
Horns blared, sirens screeched and a thick air of apprehension took hold as people struggled with the news. For a while, mobile phones were inoperable as hordes of people tried to dial out at once. The 34-year-old's cabinet minister's killing was especially jarring for some in the diverse Christian community here and fears the assassination will lead to more violence.
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