Sunni Moslem majority leader Saad Hariri speaks in Lebanon
Lebanese Sunni Moslem Parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri addresses the nation in Lebanon on May 13, 2008. He said that Lebanon would not surrender to the will of Hezbollah, Syria or Iran. Even though the capital Beirut remains calm, Lebanon has a whole is tense with clashes continuing between pro and anti-government forces in and around the northern city of Tripoli. Over 60 people have been killed in the fighting, most of them civilians. (UPI Photo)
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