Bush discusses Lebanon with Hariri (Bomb explodes east of Beirut)

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Source: AP

WASHINGTON - President Bush spoke from Air Force One Monday with Saad Hariri, leader of the majority party in Lebanon's parliament, partly about the Lebanese Army's showdown with Palestinian militants.


National security adviser Stephen Hadley, speaking to reporters as Bush was traveling to Prague, said that Hariri requested the conversation. Hadley said he expressed his appreciation for U.S. support in arranging an international tribunal to prosecute suspects in the assassination of his father, former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

"He also expressed appreciation for the support the United States is providing to the Lebanese armed forces as they deal with the security challenge associated with the refugee camp where they are engaged with dealing with extremist forces around that camp," Hadley said

The United States and allied Arab countries have airlifted ammunition and supplies to help the Lebanese army in its showdown with the Fatah Islam group in a Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli in northern Lebanon. Islamic militants elsewhere have voiced support for Fatah Islam, which has threatened to take the battle outside northern Lebanon.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070604/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_lebanon_1

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Lebanese violence hits Christian area

BEIRUT (AP) — A bomb exploded in an empty passenger bus parked in a Christian neighborhood east of Beirut Monday, injuring seven passersby, a senior security official reported.

The explosion occurred in the residential and industrial Bouchrieh suburb, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press.

Lebanon has seen a string of bomb explosions in and around Beirut since clashes between Fatah Islam militants and the Lebanese army began May 20.

Lebanon has also been hit by a series of explosions in the last two years, particularly targeting Christian areas.

Two explosions on May 21 and 22 killed a woman and injured a dozen people in two Beirut neighborhoods, as the Lebanese army battled militants holed up in a refugee camp near the northern port city of Tripoli.

more:http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-06-04-lebanon-monday_N.htm?csp=34

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My best friend knows someone who is over there and keeps updated on their website.

http://www.beiruttimes.com/site2/index.php

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