Much of Lebanon is in mourning a day after gunmen assassinated a government minister on the streets of Beirut. With accusations flying, the country braces for more violence.
Just hours after a Lebanese Christian government minister was assassinated on the streets of Beirut, the United Nations Security Council voted to authorize the creation of an international tribunal to prosecute the suspected killers of a previous victim of political violence in Lebanon -- former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The Council also issued a strong condemnation of Tuesday's murder of Minister of Industry Pierre Gemayel.
"The Security Council unequivocally condemns the assassination in Beirut," the Council's statement says. Furthermore, it "condemns any attempt to destabilize Lebanon through political assassination or other terrorist acts."
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