Preparations go on for the widest participation on occasion of martyr's anniversary.
- 2007 / 2 / 11
Following the invitation launched by March 14 Forces follow-up committee to commemorate the anniversary of martyr Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassination in Martyrs' Square next Wednesday, and parallel to the continuous preparations for the occasion and the announcement of Wednesday as a day of mourning.
On the other note, the head of the Future Movement MP Saad Hariri returned to Beirut.
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Lebanon to take day off for anniversary of Hariri murder
The Lebanese government has given the public sector a day off work on Wednesday to mark the second anniversary of the assassination of former prime minister Rafiq Hariri.
"Public institutions will take a day off work on Wednesday, February 14 on the second anniversary of the martyrdom of Rafiq Hariri and his companions," according to a government decree carried on Saturday by state news agency ANI.
Hariri and 22 other people were killed on February 14, 2005 in a massive bomb attack on the Beirut seafront. Fingers of blame have been pointed at Syria, which insists it was not involved.
The pro-government coalition has called for a huge gathering on Wednesday in central Beirut, where Hariri is buried, next to where the pro-Syrian opposition has been staging an ongoing sit-in since December 1.
Lebanese security forces have erected a fence slicing the downtown Martyrs' Square in half, in an apparent bid to prevent friction between rival supporters.
In late January, street fighting between opposition and pro-government supporters across the country left seven people dead and 300 wounded.
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