Geagea, a former militia chief whose Lebanese Forces party has one minister in the cabinet, said Syria was determined to stop the formation of a UN-backed tribunal to try suspects in the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.

Geagea told Reuters that the government now has 17 ministers, if 3 of these ministers were eliminated then the government will automatically fall.
Geagea did not rule out appointing Shiite ministers who are loyal to the March 14 the forces but preferred to continue all efforts to bring back the Amal and Hezbollah ministers.

He would not say who might try to kill ministers, but said Syria has some minor allies in Lebanon who may attempt the assassinations to prevent the international court from taking place. Syria and its allies were blamed in the past for all the political assassinations. A Syrian hit list was circulated following the assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri.

Lebanon plunged deeper into crisis in November when six ministers, including all five Shi'ite Muslims, quit the cabinet after the collapse of all-party talks over giving the pro-Syrian Hezbollah and its allies a veto power in government.

Sources: LBC