Lebanon Fighting Continues

ANCHOR:
Clashes raged overnight in Lebanon's second city, Tripoli, where fierce fighting between gunmen for and against the government took place. Hezbollah says it will continue a programme of civil disobedience in the capital.

STORY:
Calm returns to the streets of Beirut after days of fighting as the army takes over security control.

But Hezbollah supporters keep road blocks on key thoroughfares.

Lebanese troops patrolled the capital after Hezbollah fighters pulled back from areas they had seized in deadly gun battles with supporters of the U.S. backed government.

Hezbollah, a political group backed by Iran and Syria, said it was ending its armed presence in Beirut after the army overturned government measures against the group.

One man sitting outside his closed shop said he was ashamed of the situation.

[Jaber Mohamed, Beirut Resident]:

''We have the most glorious country, we don't have (sectarian) discrimination here. They are planting it. What's this Sunni and Shiite and Druze and Christian about? This is forbidden in religion. All faiths should be respected. What is happening is shameful.''

While calm was restored in Beirut clashes raged overnight in Lebanon's second largest city, Tripoli.

Security sources say there has been an unspecified number of casualties during gunfights between pro and anti government supporters.

Lebanon has been in political deadlock for 18 months over opposition demands for a greater say in government.

Four days of fighting in the country has killed at least 39 people. It is the worst internal violence since Lebanon's 15-year civil war.

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[narellanvaleplaya]

the old man in this video is so right..wats goin on is not wat lebanon is about..lets get bak 2 bein wat we r known 4,a peaceful country no matter wat religions r in the towns or cities.

[BloodxGusher]

True I agree with the old man..so is all this fighting over religion?

people don't understand that most of if not all..happens because the people at the top of the world Gov(illuminati) control this.

[MrTarek117]

@crazyleb0 huuuuhh? who said so? Ahl Al Sunnah were always more then shia in Lebanon

[OUWATZAHLE08]

swear by name of jesus christ its them filth muslim distroying lebanon with in lebanon is really a maronite countrey you hvae people how have guns the think they are arnold and act like they own lebanon dont own shit go see in wikipedia and real facts leabnon belong to maronite !

[themullettiscool]

@BloodxGusher religion is one of the reasons yes. Truth is just like most civil conflicts, there is interest to create reasons to fight to make money and influence power. Religion is a convienient scapegoat. I gurantee Hasan Nasrallah has made quite the penny out of this type of thing. I doubt the likes of Saad Hariri and Michel Suleiman know what its like to have to eat bread for there only diet either. The older gentleman is completely correct, not just about Lebanon but the whole world

[TheExtremepsycho]

who has big populotion in Labenon Suni or Shia ?

[Mikey17b]

LEE NELSONS WELL GOOD SHOW! :P

[KBBrothers4life]

@zhy2931

Shia and Sunnis are brothers. Fuck off the Politics.

[KBBrothers4life]

@draculahell666

victourios...??? HAHA Fuck up sucker. You think you can destroy a miltia thats more powerful than the israeli and lebanese army?

[lakshmak]

shut the fuck up. go fuck urslef u satanic cunt.

[SkylineJet]

One word. Dubai.

[JIKI900]

he said that its the most glorious country between the arab world.