SAEDNEWS: Protesters in Lebanon waved Hezbollah flags and scrawled graffiti reading "Barak is an animal," rallying against the planned visit of US envoy Tom Barrack to south Lebanon.
US special to Syria Barrack triggered outrage and calls for an apology in Lebanon after telling a group of local journalists to “act civilized,” according to Press TV.
“And I want to tell you something, the moment this starts becoming chaotic, like animalistic, we’re gone. So, you want to know what’s happening? Act civilized, act kind, act tolerant, because this is the problem with what is happening in the region.” Barrack said on Tuesday after meeting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Beirut.
Lebanese state media said the US envoy cut short his visit to the south amid protests at two planned stops against US pressure to disarm the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.
