The death in Beirut of anti-Syrian journalist Samir Kassir, killed on Thursday by a bomb placed in his car, reignited hostility toward Damascus and prompted calls for Lahoud, Syria's greatest supporter here, to step down.
Hundreds of mourners marched in Beirut on Saturday at Kassir's funeral amid calls for an international investigation into his death.
Kassir, a 45-year-old columnist for An-Nahar newspaper, was a harsh critic of Syria's role in Lebanon. Lebanese opposition members blame Syria and its local allies for Kassir's killing.
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