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Four RPGs from Syria Hit Akkar's Bqaiaa

Four rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) hit Monday the northern town of Bqaiaa-Akkar during clashes inside the Syrian territory, National News Agency reported.

Heavy gunfire was heard in the Masharfeh town in Syria, parallel to the northern town of Wadi Khaled, sparking panic among residents who said that bullets were hitting public roads, NNA added.

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Roads Blocked as Power Plants Disconnection Plunges Lebanon into Darkness

Most of Lebanon plunged into darkness on Monday after the Zahrani, Deir Amar and Zouk power plants disconnected from the distribution network, causing power outages across the country.

LBC television said “power generation units have disconnected from the distribution network for unidentified reasons and efforts are underway to reconnect them.”

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One Dead, Many Hurt as Residents Clash Anew with Army in Nahr al-Bared

At least one Palestinian was killed and several people, including three Lebanese soldiers, were wounded on Monday in clashes that erupted between the Lebanese army and residents of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared during the funeral of Ahmed Qassem, who was killed during unrest at the camp on Friday.

An official speaking on condition of anonymity told Agence France Presse that "one Palestinian refugee was killed and seven others were wounded" by gunfire.

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Families of Kidnapped Pilgrims Agree to Reopen Airport Road

The families of the kidnapped Lebanese pilgrims have agreed to reopen the airport road on Monday after they blocked it for around three hours in protest against the failure to release their loved ones.

The families blamed the government for the failure, initially threatening to keep the road blocked indefinitely.

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Jumblat: Campaign against Homs Paves Way for Sectarian Segregation in Syria ahead of its Division

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat stated that Syrian President Bashar Assad is only keen on preserving his regime “even at the expense of Syria’s unity and stability.”

He said in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa magazine: “The military campaign against Homs will pave the way for demographic and sectarian segregation aimed at dividing Syria, which is at the core of Assad’s plan.”

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U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affaires Meets Charbel, Renews Commitment to Strengthening ISF

Charge d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Richard M. Mills, Jr., held talks on Monday with Interior Minister Marwan Charbel on the political and security situation in Lebanon and Syria, said the embassy in a statement.

He expressed his country’s “dedication to strengthening the Internal Security Forces as a modern professional police force that serves and protects all of Lebanon’s citizens.”

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EDL Contract Employees Try to Besiege Office of Company’s General Manager

Electricite du Liban contract employees gathered on Monday outside the office of the company’s general manager.

The general manager was holding a meeting at the time on his 13th-floor office.

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Sudanese Community Goes on Strike to Protest ‘Appalling’ Situation in Lebanon

Several non-governmental organizations signed on Monday a petition in support of Sudanese refugees’ rights in Lebanon.

“The situation of the Sudanese refugees in the country is deplorable,” a statement issued by the non-governmental agencies said.

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UNHCR: Number of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Reaches 28,000

The number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon rose to 28,000 but only 20,000 of them are receiving humanitarian assistance throughout the country, the most recent update from the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said Monday.

Field trips and contacts with the Internal Security Forces revealed that new families have recently arrived to several towns in the northeastern Bekaa, including Hermel, al-Qaa and Mazraat Ain el-Jawzeh, it said.

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Charbel Hails All-Party Talks, Says 2nd Round Will Have Positive Impact on Ground

Interior Minister Marwan Charbel considered on Monday that the national dialogue between Lebanese foes eased the tense situation in the country.

“I expect that the results of the second round of the all-party talks will have a better impact locally,” Charbel told Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3).

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