Armenians in Lebanon protest Turkish PM’s visit

BEIRUT — Hundreds of Lebanese of Armenian descent have clashed with army troops during a protest over a visit to Beirut by the Turkish prime minister.

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By (AP)

Published: Thu 25 Nov 2010, 8:04 PM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 8:19 AM

Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on a two day trip during which he met with officials and visited the north and south of the country.

He was inaugurating a hospital in the southern port city of Sidon Thursday as hundreds of protesters gathered in the capital’s Martyrs’ Square.

When demonstrators tore up a large poster of Erdogan and pelted troops with rocks, security responded by beating up a number of them.

There were no reports of major injuries.

Lebanon has 150,000 Armenians, or nearly 4 percent of its population, which harbors deep animosity toward Turks over the 1915 killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians.

(AP)

Published: Thu 25 Nov 2010, 8:04 PM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 8:19 AM

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