One person was killed in Tripoli on Wednesday by gunshots fired in celebration of the Syria bombing.

Khaled Fares was killed at the Malloula roundabout by a stray bullet shot during the Tripoli celebrations over the news of the Damascus explosion that targeted a number of Syrian security officials, reported MTV.

The Saint George Hospital University Medical Center in Beriut’s Ashrafiyeh neighborhood is expected to inaugurate on Thursday a helipad on the roof of the building during a ceremony sponsored by Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Beirut Elias Audeh.

The inauguration will take place at 11:00 a.m. and will include medical maneuvers by the Lebanese airforce and members of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, in cooperation with medical and technical teams from the hospital.

Head of the private school teachers association Nehme Mahfoud revealed on Wednesday that the Syndicate Coordination Committee reached an agreement with Prime Minister Najib Miqati over the new salaries scale for public workers.

“The deal included the teachers and the employees of the public sector altogether,” Mahfoud told reporters after heading a delegation to the Grand Serail.

Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said Wednesday he will make several proposals during a cabinet session to resolve the security situation that is spiralling out of control.

In remarks to Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5), Charbel said: “I will propose to the government several plans to resolve the security chaos and let each minister assume his responsibilities.”

Speaker Nabih Berri expressed surprise on Wednesday on accusations and criticism that Electricite du Liban’s contract workers are members of his AMAL movement, local newspaper reported.

Berri said that he is “not ashamed” to voice his sympathy with the workers.

The March 14 opposition is set to take an “important” stance from the national dialogue that is set to be held at Baabda Palace next Wednesday, its third session since it resumed last month following a 19-month standstill, An Nahar daily reported.

The sources told the newspaper on Wednesday that the alliance can’t ignore the assassination attempts against Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea and MP Butros Harb, and reports about plots on other March 14 personalities.

The U.N. Security Council expressed concern Tuesday about fallout from the Syria conflict in Lebanon, diplomats said.

Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees have fled across the border and the Lebanese army has moved troops from the border zone with Israel to the Syrian frontier region, where there have been deadly incidents in recent weeks, U.N. officials said.

The Free Patriotic Movement led by MP Michel Aoun on Tuesday staged a demonstration that headed from Beirut’s Mathaf district towards the nearby Military Court building to demand the release of three officers held in connection with the case of Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Wahed and his companion.

Speeches stressed that the army was attacked “while performing its duties.”

Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel on Tuesday warned against any attempt to fragment the army or divide the Lebanese into supporters and opponents of the military institution, stressing that “what’s important is keeping the army away from these negative stances which do not serve the national interest.”

Speaking to reporters after a two-hour meeting in Maarab with Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, Gemayel said: “We warn against this dangerous game that will fire back at its perpetrators and we have full confidence in the army which is shouldering its responsibilities during this period.”

Al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc on Tuesday condemned remarks by MP Mohammed Raad, head of Hizbullah’s Loyalty to Resistance bloc, about postponing the debate over a defense strategy for the country until after the liberation of Lebanese territory still being occupied by Israel.

“Hizbullah has decided to ruin all the efforts exerted by President Michel Suleiman and a number of parties to discuss the rest of the controversial issues during the upcoming dialogue sessions,” the bloc said in a statement issued after its weekly meeting.