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The Turkish ambassador to Lebanon was temporarily trapped inside a movie theater Wednesday, after Armenian protesters staged demonstrations outside it, The Daily Star reports.

Roughly 60 protesters from the Armenian Tashnag party screamed slogans, such as “Genocide,” “Truth will triumph” and “We remember,” and held banners reading "Recognize the crime of the century."

Security forces blocked the entrance of ABC Ashrafieh's Grand Cinema to prevent moviegoers from clashing with the protesters.

Ambassador Suleiman Inan Oz Yildiz had been watching the film "Son Mektup," a Turkish love story set during the Battle of Gallipoli that recounts the story of the Ottoman Empire’s first pilot, Salih Ekrem.

A protester, who requested to remain anonymous, told The Daily Star that the protests stemmed from the perception that Turkey is trying to sway public attention away from the anniversary of the Armenian genocide by focusing on the Battle of Gallipoli.