Government, opposition supporters present differing takes on strike
By Agence France Presse (AFP)
Thursday, May 08, 2008
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The usually bustling streets of Beirut were almost deserted but tense on Wednesday as tire-burning protesters blocked roads for a general strike in which economic and political woes collided. Soldiers, many dressed in riot gear, were deployed in force throughout the Lebanese capital where protesters burned tires.
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