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Angry Lebanese crowds attacked buses and smashed the windows of cars carrying supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Beirut on Thursday, decrying what they call a sham as international voting in Syria’s presidential election began. Vehicles loaded with Syrians, holding pictures of al-Assad and waving the Syrian flag, were seen heading towards the Syrian embassy on the outskirts of Beirut for the day-long vote. The patriotic display caused tensions to erupt in the streets of the city, according to Lebanese media and images posted on social media. Police sources said young men in the …