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March 14 Alliance Wants an End to 'Occupation' of Downtown Beirut
The March 14 majority alliance on Tuesday called for putting an end to the ongoing sit-in in downtown Beirut, saying it has become a near "occupation of public property."
The alliance, which backs Premier Fouad Saniora's government, said such a protest which has been going on since Dec. 1 "requires urgent interference by the security forces to end this occupation."

The alliance, in a statement released after a meeting by its follow-up committee, called on all factions to halt propaganda campaigns and warned against "the seriousness resulting from continuation of hatred campaigns."

The statement noted that the escalation of verbal attacks by the Hizbullah-led opposition precedes the second anniversary of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri's assassination.

Meanwhile, sources close to Saniora welcomed a call by Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah for a political settlement to the ongoing crisis in Lebanon.

Beirut, 30 Jan 07, 20:16