Lebanese Minister Assassinated: A Possible Civil War
Tuesday , 21 November 2006
Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel, 34, was shot in his car in a Christian suburb and rushed to hospital, where he died.
(JTW) - Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel, known as an anti-Syrian politician, was shot dead in an ambush in Beirut, raising tensions in the politically divided nation. Mr Gemayel, minister for industry, was a member of the Phalange Party and the son of former President Amin Gemayel.
The experts warn of a possible civil war in Lebanon. Dr. Sedat Laciner from Ankara-based USAK says "a possible civil war in Lebanon with the civil war in Iraq would Palastines the whole of the Middle East".
"Syria is at the heart of two possible civil wars in lebanon and Iraq. In fact there is an unnamed civil war in Iraq. If another one is erupted in lebanon too, Syria cannot resist the revisionist current any more" Dr. Laciner added.
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