{"id":63266,"date":"2022-03-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/63266\/fight-at-beirut-book-fair-due-to-removal-of-iranian-leaders-photos"},"modified":"2023-08-29T15:34:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T15:34:37","slug":"fight-at-beirut-book-fair-due-to-removal-of-iranian-leaders-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/63266\/fight-at-beirut-book-fair-due-to-removal-of-iranian-leaders-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Fight At Beirut Book Fair Due To Removal Of Iranian Leader&#8217;s Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Beirut International Book Fair kicked off its 63rd event several days ago following a three-year hiatus. This was met with a ton of excitement from everyone who missed this momentous cultural event.  <\/p> <p>This morning, however, a fight broke out regarding the removal of deceased Iranian military officer Qassem Solaimani&#8217;s photos that were being displayed at the fair. The people demanding the removal of the photos were chanting, &#8220;Beirut is free&#8221;. <\/p> <p>The fight took allegedly place after people requested that the photos be taken down, and the below video has since been circulating on social media.<\/p>   <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MituEHfOAF\">pic.twitter.com\/MituEHfOAF<\/a><\/p>\u2014 RYAN (@ryan___RK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryan___RK\/status\/1500776769363787784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>   <p>It is a shame that we cannot even hold a cultural event without regional politics coming into play.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Beirut International Book Fair kicked off its 63rd event several days ago following a three-year 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