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Sunni Muslim Salafist leader Ahmad al-Assir (R) poses with a snowboarder in Faraya ski area, in Mount Lebanon, January 24, 2013. Lebanese Army dispersed protesters and reopened a blocked road leading to Faraya in an attempt to prevent al-Assir and his supporters from reaching the ski area, according to local media. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SPORT RELIGION) - RTR3CW87

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Sunni Muslim Salafist leader Ahmad al-Assir (R) poses with a snowboarder in Faraya ski area, in Mount Lebanon, January 24, 2013. Lebanese Army dispersed protesters and reopened a blocked road leading to Faraya in an attempt to prevent al-Assir and his supporters from reaching the ski area, according to local media. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SPORT RELIGION) - RTR3CW87

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