Lebanon's Amal movement says violence aimed to reignite internal strife


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  • Monday, 18 Oct 2021

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of the Shi'ite Amal Movement carry the coffin of a man who was killed in yesterday's violence in Beirut, during his funeral in Nmairiyeh village, southern Lebanon October 15, 2021. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Shi'ite Amal movement said on Monday last week's street violence in Beirut in which seven Shi'ite Muslims were shot dead aimed to reignite internal strife and threaten peace.

The seven were killed on Thursday as crowds headed for a demonstration called by Amal and its Iranian-backed ally Hezbollah group in bloodshed that stirred memories of the 1975-1990 civil war.

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