Classes resumed at the state-run and Beirut Arab Universities Monday under tight security following a ten-day closure that followed violent clashes between pro and anti-government protestors which left four people dead. According to Naharnet, scores of Lebanese soldiers and internal security forces manned the roads leading to BAU in Beirut's Tarik Jdideh neighborhood as students were searched before entering campus.
Four people died and 169 were injured in street clashes triggered by a row at the BAU cafeteria between legislator Saad Hariri's supporters and Hizbullah and Amal followers on Jan. 25.
LU and BAU, which were due to reopen last Wednesday, remained shut until Monday to "consolidate a positive atmosphere" in relations between students, according to an LU statement.
Education Minister Khaled Qabbani has stated that students should not be dragged into Lebanon's political crisis.
