Hundreds of thousands mark anniversary of Hariri assassination

Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese paid tribute to Rafik Hariri on the first anniversary of the former premier’s assassination today, waving flags and shouting anti-Syrian slogans in a show of strength aimed at reviving the “people power” spirit that helped break Damascus’ domination.

Anti-Syrian groups – buoyed by a turnout that police put at about 800,000 and organisers said was more than a million – stepped up demands for the resignation of Lebanon’s pro-Syrian president.