Random Thoughts from Lebanon

Valentine’s Day. The third anniversary of the assassination of Rafiq Hariri, several times Prime Minister in Lebanon and generally credited as the driving force behind the reconstruction of the country after the 15 year civil war which ended in 1990. This even has been commemorated with a large gathering in Martyr’s Square in Beirut, inspite of heavy rain all day.

Also the day on which the funeral of Imad Mughniyeh, a senior Hizbollah official who was assassinated two days ago in Damascus, took place in Beirut.

Given the already tense situation prevailing in Lebanon, the coincidence of the two events in Beirut on the same day has given cause for concern but, so far, no clashes have been reported.

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