Lebanese army clashes with supporters of Hezbollah, Amal in Beirut

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese army troops on Tuesday lobbed tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of the Shi'ite groups Hezbollah and Amal who tried to storm a main square in central Beirut in anger after a video that purportedly offended revered Shi'ite religious figures, witnesses and television stations said. Hundreds of youths on motorcycles waving their party and religious flags descended near the main protest area in downtown Beirut, chanting "Shi'ites, Shi'ites." They hurled stones and fireworks at security forces standing nearby, witnesses said. The video, which inflamed passions in a country where sectarian divisions run deep, was purportedly by a Lebanese Sunni from the northern city of Tripoli who lives abroad

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