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A casket is carried at the funeral of two supporters of Salafi Sheikh Ahmed al-Assir on November 12, 2012. The pair were killed along with a bystander during clashes with Hezbollah in the city of Sidon the previous day over the removal of posters commemorating the Shia festival of Ashura.
Relatives mourn over the coffins inside Sidon’s Martyrs’ Mosque [Photo: Executive/Sam Tarling]
An armed supporter of Assir stands guard outside the Mosque [Photo: Executive/Sam Tarling]
The body of one of the men is carried to the street to be taken to be buried [Photo: Executive/Sam Tarling]
The dead men were carried by hand for over three kilometers to the burial site beside the Hariri Mosque on Sidon’s northern fringe [Photo: Executive/Sam Tarling]
Assir and singer Fadel Shaker were flanked by armed guards during the procession [Photo: Executive/Sam Tarling]
Nervous of snipers, one of Assir's bodyguards scans the rooftops [Photo: Executive/Sam Tarling]
Assir (c) himself led the march, with his supporters chanting slogans denouncing Hezbollah and Amal leader Nabih Berri [Photo: Executive/Sam Tarling]
At the roundabout facing the Hariri Mosque, the first body was laid to rest [Photo: Executive/Sam Tarling]
People wept as the bodies were placed into the ground [Photo: Executive/Sam Tarling]
The second body was held above a crush of mourners as it was passed to the grave site [Photo: Executive/Sam Tarling]
In early November 2012, two Salafis were killed in clashes with Hezbollah in the city of Sidon the previous day over the removal of posters commemorating the Shia festival of Ashura. On the 12th of the month, leading Salafis took to the streets for their funeral.
