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38. *** Sunday update *** Beirut protests keep pressure on ***

Beirut protests keep pressure on

~ Demonstrators have pitched tents in central Beirut ~

"We appeal to all Lebanese, from every region and political movement... to rid us of an incapable government

Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah
Hezbollah leader

Lebanon's political crisis is continuing as demonstrators remain camped in the centre of Beirut in an attempt to bring down the government.

Thousands of supporters of Hezbollah and its pro-Syrian allies are on the streets calling for Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's government to go.

Mr Siniora is refusing to step down to make way for a government that would include more of Hezbollah's allies.

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Protesters, led mainly by the Shia militant political movement Hezbollah and its Christian allies, have been camping out in Beirut close to the prime minister's office since a huge anti-government rally on Friday.

Continued @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6203546.stm

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