Lebanese Christian leader assassinated
{{date|November 22, 2006}}

Yesterday, [[w:Pierre Amine Gemayel|Pierre Gemayel]] was shot in his car and was declared dead at the hospital. He was the Lebanese industry minister.

Today, his corpse was driven into his native town of [[w:Bikfaya|Bikfaya]] followed by thousand of people mourning him.
He is the fifth personality assassinated in Lebanon in one year and the fifth of the Gemayel's family according to his father, former president [[w:Amin Gemayel|Amin Gemayel]].

One week ago, Samir Geagea, the commander in chief of the Lebanese Forces, announced rumor of assassination of one minister.

The funeral of Pierre Gemayel will be held tomorrow in the cathedral of [[w:Beirut|Beirut]].

According to the White House National Security Council spokesman, President Bush, having expressed his condolences to Lebanon’s Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, affirmed "the unwavering commitment of the United States to help build Lebanese democracy, and to support Lebanese independence from the encroachments of Iran and Syria."

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== Sources ==

*{{source|langue=en
|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=77082#
|title=Assassins claim Pierre Gemayel in broad daylight
|author=Leila Hatoum|pub=The Daily Star|date=November 22, 2006}}
*{{source|langue=en|url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1162378452981&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter
|title=Analysis: Assad's sleight of hand
|author=Khaled Abu Toameh|pub=The Jerusalem Post|date=November 22, 2006}}
*{{source|langue=en
|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,,1953850,00.html
|title=Assassination triggers fresh crisis in Lebanon
|author=Clancy Chassay, Julian Borger|pub=Guardian|date=November 22, 2006}}
*{{source|langue=en
|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/22/world/middleeast/22lebanon.html?hp&ex=1164258000&en=83b65b1b0a9cda2e&ei=5094&partner=homepage
|title=Lebanon Official Critical of Syria Is Assassinated
|author=Michael Slackman|pub=The NewYork Times|date=November 22, 2006}}
*{{source|langue=en
|url=http://www.arabnews.com/services/print/print.asp?artid=89106&d=22&m=11&y=2006&hl=Top%20Anti-Syria%20Politician%20Shot%20Dead%20in%20Beirut
|title=Top Anti-Syria Politician Shot Dead in Beirut 
|author=Mahmoud Ahmad|pub=Arab news|date=November 22, 2006}}
*{{source
|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/22/lebanon.mourning/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
|title=Lebanon mourns minister amid growing crisis
|author=
|pub=CNN
|date=November 22, 2006}}

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[[fr:Liban : Arrivée de la dépouille de Pierre Gemayel à Bikfaya]]
Yesterday, Pierre Gemayel was shot in his car and was declared dead at the hospital. He was the Lebanese industry minister.

Today, his corpse was driven into his native town of Bikfaya followed by thousand of people mourning him.
He is the fifth personality assassinated in Lebanon in one year and the fifth of the Gemayel's family according to his father, former president Amin Gemayel.

One week ago, Samir Geagea, the commander in chief of the Lebanese Forces, announced rumor of assassination of one minister.

The funeral of Pierre Gemayel will be held tomorrow in the cathedral of Beirut.

According to the White House National Security Council spokesman, President Bush, having expressed his condolences to Lebanon’s Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, affirmed "the unwavering commitment of the United States to help build Lebanese democracy, and to support Lebanese independence from the encroachments of Iran and Syria."

fr:Liban : Arrivée de la dépouille de Pierre Gemayel à Bikfaya
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