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Tension High in Lebanon Ahead of Hariri Commemoration Rally
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=163D55B:A6F02AD83191E1601E75E731B3B758479574F7DCC14957C0 Lebanese
government supporters plan a mass rally in Beirut to mark Wednesday's
second anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik
Hariri  Tension is high in Lebanon as government supporters plan a
mass rally in Beirut Wednesday to mark the second anniversary of the
assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

The rally is set to take place in central Beirut, near where
anti-government protesters led by the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah
have been camped out since December.

Hezbollah has been trying to bring down the pro-Western government of
Prime Minister Fuad Siniora.







A Lebanese soldier takes evidence from one of the two buses hit by
bomb explosions 13 Feb 2007Tuesday, bomb blasts on two commuter buses
northeast of Beirut killed three people and wounded 20 others.

Anti-Syrian lawmakers in Lebanon's parliament blamed the blasts on
Syria and called for increased security along the Syrian border.

Syria is also widely blamed for the February 14, 2005 slaying of Rafik
Hariri -- a charge Damascus denies.

Pro-government parties want Syria to stay out of Lebanese affairs and
support an international investigation into the Hariri assassination.

Some information for this report was provided by AP.


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