Hostility Flares on Syria-Lebanon Border; 4 Lebanese Killed in Shelling

The situation along the border between Syria and Lebanon deteriorated on Sunday as Syrian army units engaged in cross-border shelling into Lebanon that killed four Lebanese citizens. In Beirut, opposition lawmakers called for army troops and United Nations forces to be deployed along the border, while Lebanese President Michel Sleiman demanded an end to Syrian gunfire. Sleiman has advocated neutrality toward Syria while the opposition has supported the Syrian rebels.