One Hurt as Pro, Anti-Assad Demonstrators Clash in Hamra
Dozens of supporters of Bashar al-Assad attacked a small rally against the Syrian president and his regime in Beirut on Tuesday, landing at least one protester in hospital, activists told Agence France Presse.
A security official told AFP there had been a clash outside the Syrian embassy in Beirut’s Hamra neighborhood between pro- and anti-Assad demonstrators on Tuesday evening but could not give further details.
Two activists who had attended the rally said around 30 members of local civil society groups gathered outside the embassy to protest against the Syrian regime and were immediately attacked by some 40 belt-wielding Assad supporters.
At least one injured activist was taken to Beirut's Makassed hospital, they said.
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