Fears of Civil Strife Rise in Lebanon; Christian Cabinet Member Pierre Gemayel, Killed by Gunmen, Was Critic of Syria From: The Washington Post | Date: November 22, 2006| Author: Anthony Shadid - Washington Post Foreign Service | Copyright 2006 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

One of Lebanon's most pronounced political crises in a generation slid into bloodshed Tuesday when assailants showered gunfire on a car carrying an anti-Syrian politician and scion of the country's most prominent Christian family, killing him and a bodyguard and pushing Lebanon a step closer to civil strife.

The assassination of Pierre Gemayel, a divisive figure in a country riven by sectarian tension, underlined the lack of red lines in the escalating struggle over Lebanon's political...

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