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Vol. 5 Num 270 Tue. March 01, 2005  
   
International


Anti-Syrian protesters fill Beirut streets
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Opposition supporters run over barbed wire as they break a security cordon during an anti-Syria rally in downtown Beirut yesterday. Thousands of people defied a ban to mass in the streets of the Lebanese capital ahead of a showdown in parliament where the Lebanese opposition plans a vote to try to bring down the pro-Syrian government. PHOTO: AFP