Politics Lebanese police fired in the air and used tear gas on Sunday to repel protesters trying to storm the premier's office in Beirut, amid calls for him to quit after a top security official was killed by a car bomb blamed on Syria. Sunday's funeral of General Wissam al-Hassan had been billed as a protest against Syrian meddling in Lebanon, but quickly turned into anger at Prime Minister Najib Mikati, whose government is dominated by pro-Syria parties. Tension was also rife in the northern city of Tripoli, Mikati's hometown, where clashes between supporters and opponents of the Syrian regime killed a 9-year-old girl and wounded eight people, security and medical officials said. More from AFP About 100 protesters and 11 police officers were injured as Kuwaiti police used tear gas and rubber bullets during clashes with demonstrators, according to witnesses and officials Tens of thousands of people had
