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Lebanese Commemorate Victims of Beirut Blast

Margaret Besheer

   Church bells rang and mosques called the faithful to prayer Tuesday as
   a broken Beirut marked one week since the catastrophic blast that left
   thousands of people dead and injured and devastated the heart of the
   city.

   A moment of silence at 15:09 GMT, the time the blast occurred, was
   among several events that were planned to observe the explosion.

   Demonstrations continued for a third straight day after the
   government's resignation Monday. Hundreds of protesters gathered again
   outside the parliament building, chanting slogans against the political
   leaders and throwing stones. Security forces, in turn, fired tear gas.

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