Lebanon settles after violent protests

Life was returning to normal in the Lebanese capital and around the country today, a day after violent confrontation between government supporters and opponents killed three people and wounded dozens in the worst escalation of the Hezbollah-led opposition’s campaign to topple Prime Minister Fuad Saniora’s Western-backed Cabinet.

Most private and public schools that closed yesterday after Hezbollah and its allies called a general strike against the government reopened today as did banks and commercial shops in Beirut and other cities.