LEBANON: LEBANESE AUTHORITIES BEGIN DISTRIBUTING BALLOT BOXES TO POLLING STATIONS FOR SECOND WAVE OF GENERL ELECTIONS

Record ID: 979953

  • Title: LEBANON: LEBANESE AUTHORITIES BEGIN DISTRIBUTING BALLOT BOXES TO POLLING STATIONS FOR SECOND WAVE OF GENERL ELECTIONS
  • Date: 1st September 2000
  • Summary: BEIRUT, LEBANON (SEPTEMBER 2, 2000) (REUTERS) 1. VARIOUS POLL STATION OFFICIALS GATHER TO REGISTER AT DISTRIBUTION CENTRE; BALLOT BOXES; DISTRIBUTION OF BALLOT BOXES TO OFFICIALS; TIGHT SECURITY/ ARMED POLICEMEN (11 SHOTS) 1.16 TYRE, LEBANON (SEPTEMBER 2, 2000) (REUTERS) 2. VARIOUS SECURITY IN FRONT OF POLICE STATION/ PREPARING TO DEPLOY; SECURITY OUTSIDE DISTRIBUTION CENTRE; DISTRIBUTION OF BALLOT BOXES/ OFFICIALS (7 SHOTS) 1.53 BEIRUT, LEBANON (SEPTEMBER 1, 2000) (REUTERS) 3. GV SUPPORTERS OF PRIME MINISTER RAFIK AL-HARIRI GATHERED AT ELECTION RALLY; SCU HARIRI AND OTHERS ON ELECTION LIST; CHEERING SUPPORTERS (3 SHOTS) 2.08 4. SV SOUNDBITE (ARABIC) HARIRI SAYING "This is a remarkable day in the history of Lebanon, a day of democracy"./ SUPPORTERS (2 SHOTS) 2.24 BAALBEK, BEKAA VALLEY, LEBANON (SEPTEMBER 1, 2000) (MANAR TV) 5. GV THOUSANDS OF HIZBOLLAH SUPPORTERS CHEERING CHIEF SHEIK HASSAN NASRALLAH 2.30 6. SV (SOUNDBITE) (ARABIC) NASRALLAH SAYING "Unlike what is reported in the media I stress on the fact that our coalitions are political and not electoral ones...I stress that in the next phase Hizbollah will lead a major battle at the level of development"./ PAN OVER SUPPORTERS LISTENING (2 SHOTS) 2.54 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 15th September 2000 13:00
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  • Location: BEIRUT, BAALBEK, BEKAA VALLEY, AND TYRE, LEBANON
  • Country: Lebanon
  • Reuters ID: LVA3IOWPFYRMHHHHE9BKSOF6GYQD
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