Chouf MP and Progressive Socialist Party President Walid Jumblatt congratulated the Lebanese people on their victory Monday in what he described as the "battle for independence," and called for promoting friendship with Syria. However, in the resulting melee following Prime Minister Omar Karami's resignation, one man was reported killed near opposition MP Ahmed Fatfat's residence in Tripoli. Karami supporter Fadi Ahmed, 22, was shot by an unidentified assailant from the rooftop of a building overlooking the residence. Physicians from the Islamic Hospital said that the victim received a bullet to the heart.Following the shooting, Ahmed's friends smashed Fatfat's car. Assailants also attacked the home of Tripoli MP Samir Jisr and tried to break into Tripoli MP Mosbah Ahdab's home. Meanwhile, as soon as news of the resignation spread to the Chouf Monday, hundreds of residents gathered near Jumblatt's stronghold in Mukhtara to express their joy and exchange congratulations. Jumblatt said: "Beware of being drifted by racial feelings against Syria." Recalling the sacrifices of the Syrian Army on several occasions, including the 1982 Israeli invasion, he added: "We do not want hostility against Syria, but Syria's friendship."