Tuesday, October 13, 2009 RIYADH: Saudi security forces shot dead two "suspects" on Tuesday and detained a third at a checkpoint in the southern Jizan province, a local news channel reported. The men had been stopped by police while travelling from Jizan to Aseer province near the border with Yemen. The men opened fire on the officers, injuring three, according to the report. It was not clear whether the men were suspected of smuggling or terrorism.
BEIRUT: Thousands of people converged Saturday on central Beirut to mark the fourth anniversary of the assassination of Lebanese former premier Rafiq Hariri.Waving Lebanese flags and carrying pictures of the slain leader, men, women and children gathered under sunny skies in Martyr's Square where members of the parliamentary majority were to address the crowd. The rally comes as final preparations are underway in The Hague for the launch of the international tribunal set up to bring Hariri's killers to justice. It also comes as the country prepares for legislative elections in June that will pit Western-backed political parties against a Hezbollah-led alliance backed by Syria and Iran.Hariri died in a massive car bombing on February 14, 2005 that also killed 22 others. The assassination was widely blamed on then Lebanese power-broker Syria, which has denied any involvement. The attack on the Beirut seafront was one of the worst acts of political violence to rock Lebanon since t...
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