Pro and Anti Assad Rallies in Downtown Beirut
Hundreds of supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad held a sit-in outside al-Omari mosque in downtown Beirut on Friday as anti-Assad protestors rallied inside the mosque against violence in the neighboring country.
The National News Agency said that around 200 people gathered outside the mosque shouting slogans in support of Assad and denouncing a sit-in organized by Hizb ut-Tahrir inside.
According to NNA, 200 people attended Hizb ut-Tahrir’s rally.
Last month, the party staged a demonstration in the northern port city of Tripoli in support of Syrian protesters.
NNA said that the army and security forces prevented the two sides from clashing.
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