A protester burns tyres on the highway in Jiyeh, south of Beirut, Lebanon. Thousands of Sunnis waved flags and burned tyres in a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, which is on the brink of controlling Lebanon's next government. Photo: AP
Soldiers stand-off with stone-throwing Sunni Muslim supporters of outgoing premier Saad al-Hariri, near Tariq al-Jadidah in Beirut, during what they call "a day of anger" against the expected nomination of Hezbollah-backed Najib Mikati to form the next government. Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman appointed telecoms tycoon Najib Mikati, who is backed by Hezbollah and its allies, as prime minister-designate. Photo: Reuters
Lebanese soldiers remove rubbles to unblock a main road connecting Beirut to southern Lebanon, during a protest by Lebanese Sunni Muslim supporters of caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, in Sidon. Hundreds of supporters of al-Hariri protested in north Lebanon, during what they called "a day of anger", against the expected nomination of Hezbollah-backed Najib Mikati to form the next government. Photo: Reuters
A Lebanese Sunni Muslim supporter of Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri burns tyres blocking a street near Tariq al-Jadidah in Beirut during what they called "a day of anger" against the expected nomination of Hezbollah-backed Najib Mikati to form the next government. Hundreds of angry supporters of Hariri burned tyres and blocked roads in Lebanon in protest against Hezbollah's nomination of Mikati to form the next government. Photo: Reuters
A masked Sunni protester walks in front of burning garbage containers in Beirut, Lebanon. Thousands of Sunnis waved flags and burned tyres in a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, which is on the brink of controlling Lebanon's next government. Photo: AP
Lebanese soldiers arrive to open the road after protesters burnt tires on the highway in Jiyeh, south of Beirut, Lebanon. Thousands of Sunnis waved flags and burned tyres in a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, which is on the brink of controlling Lebanon's next government. Photo: AP
Lebanese soldiers fall back as protesters wield sticks as they pursue them during a protest in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon. Sunnis protested the rising power of the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, burning tyres and torching a van belonging to Al-Jazeera as Lebanese lawmakers gave the militant group's pick for prime minister enough support to form the next government. Photo: AP
A Lebanese soldier runs past burning tires lit by Lebanese Sunni Muslim supporters of Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri during what they called "a day of anger," and blocked a main road connecting Beirut to southern Lebanon, in Sidon, southern Lebanon, to protest against the expected nomination of Hezbollah-backed Najib Mikati to form the next government. Hariri loyalists have called for a "day of anger" after Hezbollah and its allies, who toppled Hariri's government two weeks ago in a dispute about indictments in the investigation of his father's killing, won support for Mikati to replace him. Photo: Reuters
A Sunni Muslim supporter of outgoing premier Saad al-Hariri moves a barricade along a street at Barbir area in Beirut. Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman appointed telecoms tycoon Najib Mikati, who is backed by Hezbollah and its allies, as prime minister-designate. Photo: Reuters
Lebanese Sunni Muslim supporters of Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri burn a picture of Lebanese MP and former Prime Minister Najib Mikati during what they call "a day of anger" in Tripoli, northern Lebanon. Thousands of Sunnis waved flags and burned tyres in a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, which is on the brink of controlling Lebanon's next government. Photo: Reuters
A Sunni Muslim supporter of outgoing premier Saad al-Hariri stands in a street near Tariq al-Jadidah during what they called "a day of anger" against the expected nomination of Hezbollah-backed Najib Mikati to form the next government. Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman appointed telecoms tycoon Najib Mikati, who is backed by Hezbollah and its allies, as prime minister-designate. Photo: Reuters
A Lebanese soldier bandages the head of an injured colleague during a protest in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon. Sunnis protested the rising power of the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, burning tyres and torching a van belonging to Al-Jazeera as Lebanese lawmakers gave the militant group's pick for prime minister enough support to form the next government. Photo: AP
A Sunni Muslim supporter of outgoing premier Saad al-Hariri throws stones at soldiers near Tariq al-Jadidah in Beirut. Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman appointed telecoms tycoon Najib Mikati, who is backed by Hezbollah and its allies, as prime minister-designate. Photo: Reuters
A man runs past a satellite truck used by Al Jazeera TV channel that was set on fire by Lebanese Sunni Muslim supporters of Lebanon's caretaker Saad al-Hariri during what they called "a day of anger" in Tripoli, northern Lebanon. Thousands of Sunnis waved flags and burned tyres in a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, which is on the brink of controlling Lebanon's next government. Photo: Reuters
Soldiers put out a fire lit by Sunni Muslim supporters of outgoing premier Saad al-Hariri, near Tariq al-Jadidah in Beirut during what they called "a day of anger" against the expected nomination of Hezbollah-backed Najib Mikati to form the next government. Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman appointed telecoms tycoon Najib Mikati, who is backed by Hezbollah and its allies, as prime minister-designate. Photo: Reuters
Angry protesters burn a van belonging to Al-Jazeera in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon. Thousands of Sunnis waved flags, burned tyres and torched a van belonging to Al-Jazeera during a "day of rage" to protest gains by the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, which now has enough support in parliament to control Lebanon's next government. Photo: AP
Sunni protesters burn tyres in the northern Akkar region of Lebanon. Sunnis protested the rising power of the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, burning tyres and torching a van belonging to Al-Jazeera as Lebanese lawmakers gave the militant group's pick for prime minister enough support to form the next government. Photo: AP
Published Jan 26, 2011
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Security was tight in Lebanon as several schools remained closed but traffic returned to normal following a "day of rage" over the appointment of a Hezbollah-backed premier. A heavy army presence could be seen across the country as shops re-opened, but several international schools remained closed fearing another outbreak of demonstrations. Anti-riot troops patrolled the streets of Beirut and the northern port city of Tripoli, a Sunni bastion and hometown of prime minister designate Najib Mikati who had been nominated for premiership by Iranian-backed Hezbollah and its allies.
Banners reading "Mikati, appointed by Khamenei," Iran's supreme leader, remained hoisted in Tripoli on Wednesday as tanks were deployed outside Mikati's home and offices.
