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June 14, 2007

Lebanon Mourns Assassinated Anti-Syrian Lawmaker
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=17D27BB:A6F02AD83191E16041CA0D105BCC5E249574F7DCC14957C0 Walid Eido was
among 10 people killed in car bomb attack in Beirut Wednesday





Aftermath of Walid Eido's assasination in Beirut, 13 Jun 2007Thousands
of Lebanese have attended the funeral in Beirut of anti-Syrian
lawmaker Walid Eido, who was killed in a car bomb blast on Wednesday.

Mourners chanted anti-Syrian slogans in the funeral procession
Thursday, led by Saad Hariri and other leaders of the anti-Syrian
majority bloc in parliament. Hariri told the funeral service that the
criminals responsible for the bombing will be punished.

Allies of Eido have blamed Syria for the attack, which also killed
Eido's son and eight other people. Syria today condemned the bombing
and denied responsibility.

Businesses, schools and government offices were closed across Lebanon
Thursday, as the country observed a day of mourning for Eido.

President Bush condemned the assassination as the latest attack
against people trying to end Syria's interference in Lebanon.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the car bombing in Beirut a
"heinous crime aimed at destabilizing Lebanon."

Late Wednesday, Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora called for a
meeting of Arab foreign ministers to discuss the lawmaker's murder.

Seven anti-Syrian figures in Lebanon, including former prime minister
Rafik Hariri, have been killed in similar bombings or other attacks
since 2005.

Hariri's son, Saad, said the people who murdered Eido are the same
ones who killed his father.

This week, the United Nations began putting together an international
tribunal to try suspects in the killing of Rafik Hariri - a step
strongly opposed by Syria and its Hezbollah-led allies in Lebanon.
Syria has denied involvement in the killings. Some information for
this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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