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Lebanon Opposition Holds Huge Rally to Pressure Government
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=279&c=736119&l=1009&ctl=1542130:A6F02AD83191E160176D523B0F3075059574F7DCC14957C0 Mr. Siniora said
again Sunday that there should be negotiations, but he insisted he
will not resign





Hundreds of thousands of Christian and Muslim opposition protesters
wave Lebanese flag during the 10th day of an open-ended protest to
force the resignation of PM Fuad Saniora, Sunday 10 Dec. 2006Hundreds
of thousands of Hezbollah-led protesters have gathered in Lebanon's
capital to demand the Western-backed government step down.

Opposition supporters have been camping out in central Beirut since
December first, paralyzing the capital.  Protesters have vowed not to
move until Prime Minister Fuad Siniora bows to their demands for a
national unity government.

Mr. Siniora said again Sunday that there should be negotiations, but
he insisted he will not resign.

The prime minister and the Sunni-led ruling majority have refused
opposition demands and accuse the Shi'ite Hezbollah of trying to stage
a coup in the aftermath of the group's 34-day war with Israel earlier
this year.

Pope Benedict today called on Lebanon's political leaders to unite for
the good of the country.  He also called on the international
community to help solve the crisis. Some information for this report
was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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