Lebanese troops were sent to the streets tuesday morning to ease the tensions after a car bombing recently. Several groups say fridays car bombing was initiated to try and destabilize Lebanon. At least 100 people, including 31 Syrians, were apprehended in raids in Beirut and the Lebanese port city of Tripoli, the state-run news outlet NNA reported
"These units are still storming into places where gunmen are hiding in Beirut and Tripoli," the Lebanese Army Command said in a statement.
Lebanese tanks, armored personnel carriers and soldiers have patrolled the two cities in wake of the car bombing that killed the nation's top intelligence chief. On Monday, seven people were killed in unrest in Tripoli
The Nations intelligence Chief was known for criticizing the Syrians and there government for meddling in Lebanon's affairs.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/23/world/meast/lebanon-violence/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
Kyler Juckins
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