2月14日，黎巴嫩首都贝鲁特著名的滨海大道发生强烈爆炸，现场有20多辆汽车被炸成废铁。黎巴嫩前总理拉菲克·哈里里在此次爆炸中丧生。哈里里遇刺身亡后，部分黎巴嫩民众反应激烈，一些政治人物指责叙利亚是暗杀事件的幕后主使，因为哈里里要求叙利亚停止干预黎巴嫩内政，从黎巴嫩撤军。
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白宫也隐晦怀疑叙利亚与此事有关。美国召回驻叙利亚大使紧急磋商，并警告叙政府必须从黎巴嫩撤军。外电报道如下：The United States pulled its ambassador from Syria on Tuesday, expressing "profound outrage" over the assassination of a Lebanese leader who had protested Syrian influence in his country.

　　In Lebanon, noisy street processions mourned former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri a day before the funeral that will bring international leaders to Beirut. Angry Lebanese attacked Syrian workers in his hometown of Sidon, injuring several and shattering the windows of a Syrian-owned bakery.

　　Many Lebanese are pressing Syria to withdraw its 15,000 soldiers - in the country for more than a decade.

　　"We believe the Lebanese people must be free to express their political preferences and choose their own representatives without intimidation or the threat of violence," State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said in announcing the imminent return of U.S. Ambassador Margaret Scobey.

　　Procession表示“（人、车辆或船等的）行列，队伍”，例如：They watched the procession go past.（他们观看游行队伍经过。）form a procession（排成行列）；walking in procession across the streets（列队过马路）；parading procession（游行队伍）。

　　在黎前总理哈里里遇刺身亡后，美国驻叙利亚大使斯科贝向大马士革政府递交了一封信，对哈里里之死深表担忧，并对这一恐怖袭击表示义愤和谴责。他还指责叙利亚至今仍在黎巴嫩保持大量驻军，违反了安理会决议。

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