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Lebanese president warns against return to 'dark page from our history'

Six people were killed at a Hezbollah-led protest over the Beirut port explosion investigation, prompting fears of another civil war in Lebanon.
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun pleaded with citizens Thursday night to not return to the violence of the civil war following a deadly shooting in Beirut.

“It is not acceptable for arms to return as a language of communication between the Lebanese parties because we all agreed to turn this dark page from our history,” said Aoun in a speech, as reported by the official National News Agency.

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