Muslims Show Support For Hezbollah In Demonstrations
Matthew Borghese - All Headline News Staff Writer Baghdad, Iraq (AHN) - As Israel's offensive against militants in Lebanon continues, Shiite Muslims across the Middle East are demonstrating their support for Hezbollah. In Iran, a predominantly Shiite country that has long been seen as a major financial and material supporter of Hezbollah, a violent riot erupted outside the British Embassy in Tehran. Now, Shiites in Iraq and Saudi Arabia are hosting pro-Hezbollah rallies. According to ABC, Sunni Muslim demonstrators took to the streets of Damascus, Cairo and Amman. But their numbers were dwarfed by the huge Shiite turnout in Baghdad, organized by anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The network reports crowds of al-Sadr supporters from across Iraq's Shiite heartland converged on the capital's Sadr City district, chanting "Death to Israel, Death to America" in the biggest pro-Hezbollah rally since the conflict began July 12.
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