WORLD IN BRIEF : LEBANON : Muslims, Christians Protest Aoun Stand
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Muslims and Christians loyal to President Elias Hrawi struck to protest at what they see as defiant Christian Maj. Gen. Michel Aoun’s plan to partition Lebanon. Banks, stores, schools and businesses closed across three-quarters of the country outside the Aoun-controlled Christian enclave. Hrawi has threatened to resign if Aoun does not capitulate, accept his authority and vacate the shell-scarred presidential palace in the East Beirut suburb of Baabda.
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