“Because of the repeated provocations against the peaceful processions, we urge our supporters to refrain from participating in such activities and focus instead on the broadest possible participation in the rally on Thursday February 14 at ten o'clock in Martyrs Square commemorating the third anniversary of the assassination of Lebanon’s former PM Rafik Hariri " . The statement of the Future Movement ( Tayyar-al-Mustaqbal.) said

A massive Beirut bomb blast on February 14, 2005 killed Hariri and 22 others . Syria was blamed for the assassination but it denied any involvement

Shots were also fired around 9 pm Sunday in a quarrel between supporters of the Future Movement and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri's security guards in Beirut's Ain el-Tineh district, the security official said.

"A convoy from the Future movement was driving by Berri's residence. Apparently some heated words were exchanged with Berri's security service and shots were fired."

No injuries were reported and the security forces are conducting investigation of the incident

In Aley , a summer resort town , 10 miles east of Beirut , two people were wounded in clashes late Sunday between members of Druze leader Walid Jumblatt's Progressive Socialist Party ( PSP) and rivals from the Lebanese Democratic Party (LDP) headed by the pro-Syrian opposition former MP Talal Arslan, security officials said.

2 people were wounded . One girl: Haneen Arij ( 12) and one man : Rami Seri- Eddin (22) according to the national News Agency

An official from PSP party , which is a leading member of the ruling majority said that the convoy came under fire and several people were injured. Similarly LDP has accused Jumblatt’s party of initiating the shooting on their offices in Aley causing damages to the premises

The incidents came hours after Jumblatt warned the Hezbollah -led opposition that March 14 is ready for war and peace

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