Tripoli, Lebanon. Yesterday, after prayer time, clashes erupted between opposing factions caused by a demonstration against the Syrian Government. Six people are reported killed and many wounded. Tripoli is only twenty minutes away from where we run the Social Mission in Wadi al Jamus. Hopefully all our friends are safe. The area surrounding Tripoli has always been a hotbed of trouble, but these last clashes were the most violent to occur in quite some time. This was newly appointed Prime Minister Mikati’s first security challenge. He succeeded in brokering a cease-fire which goes into effect at midnight. Tripoli is Mr. Mikati’s home town. When the clashes erupted, we were returning from WAJ with the UNICEF team. UN security radioed us to stay clear of Tripoli. > > KodeZero/Luca Babini > >