Lebanon Mission Sit-In Ended by Paris Police
<i> Reuters</i>
PARIS — French police Friday peacefully evacuated 28 supporters of Lebanon’s Christian army commander, Maj. Gen. Michel Aoun, who had staged an eight-day sit-in at Lebanon’s Paris embassy, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said.
The protesters objected to the appointment of a new ambassador and attempts by Lebanon’s Muslim-led government, which is backed by Syria, to take control of the Paris mission.
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