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Judicial Police Seize 3 Bullets Fired at Geagea’s Residence

Judicial police forensics on Friday re-inspected the scene of the failed assassination bid against Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea at his Maarab residence, discovering three sniper bullets fired by the attackers, state-run National News Agency reported.

According to NNA, forensics dismantled a wooden barrier, which allowed them to determine that three shots were fired at the residence – “one that pierced the glass and two whose remains were found in the wooded frame.”

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Libya Has 'Semi-Confirmed' Info Sadr's Remains in Tripoli Mass Grave

Libyan authorities have obtained “semi-confirmed information” about the presence of Imam Moussa Sadr’s body in a recently discovered mass grave in the Libyan capital Tripoli, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, head of Libya’s ruling National Transitional Council, said on Friday.

“Imam Sadr’s case was not on the front burner during this period, but some reports have suggested that the imam’s body might be among the bodies buried in a mass grave during the liberation of Tripoli” from slain Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi’s forces, Abdul Jalil said in an interview on France 24 television.

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No Casualties as Bourj Hammoud Building Collapses while Being Torn down

No one was hurt on Friday when a building collapsed in the Beirut neighborhood of Bourj Hammoud.

LBC television reported that the building was being prepared to be torn down in order for another to be constructed in its place.

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Ali: Syrian Army Could Not Have Been Responsible for Shooting at Al-Jadeed Crew

The Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdul Karim Ali stated on Friday that Damascus is serious in its investigation to uncover the truth behind the death of al-Jadeed television cameraman Ali Shaaban.

He said: “The Syrian army could not have been behind the heavy shooting at the television crew.”

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Lebanon 'Peace Bus' Commemorates Civil War

A "bus for peace" began touring Lebanon on Friday to promote reconciliation as the country commemorates the 37th anniversary of the start of the 15-year civil war which ended in 1990, organizers said.

The bus carrying archives and films documenting the conflict in which more than 150,000 people were killed was a replica of a bus transporting Palestinians on April 13, 1975 that was attacked, sparking the civil war.

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Suleiman: Lebanese Must Derive Lessons from Conflicts that Ignored Local Interests

President Michel Suleiman stressed on Friday the importance of the stability Lebanon is experiencing in light of the tense political and security situation in the region.

He urged the Lebanese people, on the 37th anniversary of the eruption of the Lebanese civil war, “to derive lessons from conflicts that disregarded national interests and instead served personal and regional gains.”

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Miqati on Civil War Anniversary: Only Honest Cooperation among Lebanese Ensures Country’s Safety

Prime Minister Najib Miqati stressed on Friday that the Lebanese must learn from the country’s civil war and resort to serious dialogue in order to avert dangers.

He said in a statement on the 37th anniversary of the eruption of the war: “Only honest and open cooperation between all components of Lebanese society guarantees real and complete national partnership, bolsters the state, and fortifies Lebanon against dangers.”

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Majority Mulls Ways to Obstruct Opposition’s Vote of Confidence Plan

The major parliamentary blocs that make-up the cabinet have held a consultative meeting on the possibility of the March 14 opposition coalition’s resort to a vote of confidence on Ministers Jebran Bassil and Nicolas Sehnaoui, As Safir daily reported Friday.

The newspaper quoted informed sources as saying the blocs reached a conclusion that the opposition would not succeed in bringing down Premier Najib Miqati’s cabinet given that it is receiving Arab and international support.

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Report: Interpol Searches for Libyan Officials Involved in Sadr’s Disappearance

The Lebanese and Libyan authorities are coordinating attempts to pursue personalities that were close to Libya’s ex-leader Moammar Gadhafi through the Interpol to unveil the fate of missing Imam Moussa al-Sadr, An Nahar daily reported Friday.

The newspaper said that the dead Libyan dictator's spymaster, Abdullah Senoussi, is at the top of the list of the wanted personalities for his knowledge in al-Sadr’s case.

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Centrist Source Says Suleiman Extorted on Budget Spending Bill

A centrist ministerial source shrugged off warnings that state employees would not receive their salaries by the end of the month, saying the president should not be pressured into signing a decree on the $5.9 billion extra-budgetary spending of 2011.

Suleiman should be given the freedom whether to resort to article 58 of the constitution which allows the president to issue a bill deemed urgent by the government after the failure of the legislature to approve it within forty days following its transfer to the chamber of deputies and its inclusion on the agenda of the discussions.

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