7:00pm Future TV: Security forces arrested six gunmen in Tripoli and were immediately taken to a police station for investigation.
5:30pm The Lebanese army vowed to crack down on security violators even by means of force.
5:15pm Sheikh Shaar said after the meeting that he is comfortable with the situation in Tripoli, particularly after security forces shouldered responsibility.
5:10pm Saniora called for a Saturday night meeting of the ministerial committee tasked with drafting a new cabinet policy statement.
4:15pm A second deployment of Lebanese army troops and security forces is taking place at Tripoli districts that were scene of bloody clashes Thursday and Friday.
2:35pm Commander of Internal Security Forces Gen. Ashraf Rifi said the army and his units are successfully implementing a security plan for Tripoli.
12:45pm Army units started deploying in Tripoli and responded to sources of fire in an effort to halt clashes.
10:50am Mufti Shaar said the army did not carry out its duty fully on Tripoli and I ask President Suleiman to treat Tripoli as a priority.
10:45am Mufti of Tripoli and North Lebanon Sheikh Malek Shaar called for a meeting at his office at 1pm to discuss the situation in Tripoli.
9:15am Information Minister Tareq Mitri said there has been no agreement on who would resist, the state or Hizbullah, that is why we haven't reached an agreement on a policy statement. |