HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ATTEND PIERRE GEMAYEL FUNERAL
The funeral of Lebanese Minister of Industry Pierre Gemayel is held in a chruch in the center of Beirut on November 23, 2006. Pierre Gemayel, son of former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel, is the sixth anti-Syrian figure in Lebanoin to be assassinated in the past two years. (UPI Photo)
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