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A Lebanese protester holds a portrait of a detained soldier in front of burning tires blocking the old airport road in Beirut's southern suburbs during a protest of families to press for the release of Lebanese soldiers and policemen being held hostage by jihadists on October 4, 2015.. AFP PHOTO / ANWAR AMRO
