VideoID: 20140620-027 M/S Soldiers patrolling the streets W/S Napoleon hotel in Hamra street, Beirut M/S Napoleon hotel in Hamra street, Beirut M/S Soldiers patrolling the streets M/S Soldiers patrolling the streets M/S People walking in Hamra street M/S Soldiers patrolling the streets M/S Soldiers patrolling the streets M/S People walking in Hamra street M/S People walking in Hamra street M/S Lebanese flags C/U Street sign for Hamra street M/S Soldiers patrolling the streets W/S Napoleon hotel in Hamra street, Beirut SCRIPT Armed police raided the Napoleon Hotel in Beirut on Friday, arresting 17 people believed to be linked to a plot to assassinate a senior politician. Security forces closed and blockades roads surrounding the hotel on Hamra Street, Beirut's most popular street for tourists. Police in body armour with assault weapons then entered and searched the building, looking for the suspects accused of attempting to kill Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Mr. Berri, leader of the Hezbollah-aligned Amal Movement, was forced to cancel the organisation's planned conference where he was due to appear. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly LiveLeak: http://www.liveleak.com/c/Ruptly Google Plus: http://plus.google.com/111498286331086224967 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/Ruptly YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/RuptlyTV DailyMotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/ruptly Video on Demand: http://www.ruptly.tv

• published: 20 Jun 2014
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