Hariri-March 8 Supporters Clash at LAU, 4 Students Wounded
Students supporting al-Mustaqbal movement and others backing the March 8 forces clashed on Tuesday during a ceremony on the birthday of slain ex-Premier Rafik Hariri at Lebanese American University in Beirut.
A student told Naharnet by telephone that supporters of Speaker Nabih Berri’s Amal movement provoked the pro-Hariri students.
The verbal abuse then escalated into tossing stones and trash cans at each other.
The student, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the army intervened to prevent a further deterioration in the situation.
All classes and exams were suspended and they will be resumed on Wednesday.
The head of LAU’s security was injured in the clash, the student added.
Four students were injured during the clashes and were admitted to al-Zahraa hospital, the National News Agency reported.
Al-Mustaqbal movement issued a statement later on condemning the behavior of “the March 8 forces during every event they hold at the LAU campus.”
However, the NNA that the clashes erupted between Hariri supporters and members of Michel Aoun’s Free Patriotic Movement.
The FPM students at the university also issued a statement condemning the incident and the “continuous attacks by al-Mustaqbal militia” on them.
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