A personal dispute between a building janitor and members of the al-Meqdad clan erupted into gunfire on Friday in the al-Meqdad neighborhood near al-Msharrafiyeh, state-run National News Agency reported.

The janitor opened fire from his pistol, which left Mohammed al-Meqdad and a man from al-Ashhab family critically wounded.

Head of al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc, former premier Fouad Saniora, on Friday explained to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov “the dangers” of Hizbullah's involvement in the Syrian war, calling for the withdrawal of the group's fighters.

According to Lebanon's National News Agency, Lavrov received Saniora during the International Economic Forum in Saint Petersburg.

Caretaker Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn warned on Friday that some sides “have awakened strife” in Lebanon given the recent developments in the country.

He stressed in a statement: “The army will not stand idly by and it will resort to force when needed in order to preserve internal security and stability.”

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati announced that the Lebanese state is more powerful than all Lebanese parties, including Hizbullah, while condemning its involvement in the fighting in Syria, reported CNN television.

He told the television in an interview aired on Friday that Hizbullah's priority at the moment lies in supporting the Syrian regime.

Members of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood and youth groups were among 1,500 people who took to the streets of Amman on Friday to protest against Syrian President Bashar Assad and Hizbullah.

Demonstrators gathered outside the al-Husseini mosque after Friday prayers to protest against Assad and the Lebanese group which has sent fighters to bolster regime forces in Syria's bloody civil war.

One person was accidentally killed on Friday in the Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood in the northern city of Tripoli, reported the National News Agency.

It said that Amer al-Samadi was accidentally critically wounded during an individual dispute that broke out in the city.

President Michel Suleiman demanded on Friday that measure be taken against Baath Party MP Assem Qanso over his recent accusation of high treason against the president.

Suleiman made the request to caretaker Justice Minister Shakib Qortbawi.

The official website of Lebanon's parliament was hacked on Friday over its decision to extend its mandate.

The “Raise your Voice” group claimed responsibility for the hack.

U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Maura Connelly expressed on Friday her country's deep concern with the rising number of sectarian-based clashes in Lebanon, calling on parties to exercise “restraint.”

“The rising number of sectarian-based clashes... pose a threat to the country's overall stability... Parties should exercise restraint and respect for Lebanon’s sovereignty, stability, and security,” Connelly said after talks with Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun.

A Syrian national was arrested on Thursday for attempting to smuggle drugs outside of Lebanon, announced the Internal Security Forces on Friday.

It said that the suspect was arrested at Rafik Hariri International Airport as he was seeking to travel to a Gulf state.