
All the wounded were taken to nearby Jebel Libnan hospitals
According to An Nahar the 5 that were treated at the hospital are : Moussa Abdel Ahad , George Mnasour , Mazen Mitri, Salim Boulos and John Habr. All except Habr and Boulos were released after treatment
The name of man that was killed is George Abu Madi
The Free Patriotic Movement condemned the killing of George Abu Madi who is an FPM member. It urged everyone to be patient and called on security agencies to find the culprits.
The army intervened and arrested 4 people
We are following up the incident and will provide below updates as information becomes available
Update: George Abu Madi’s coffin was taken out of al-Hayat hospital for burial at his hometown in Kfarnees-Shouf in Mount Lebanon.
Wednesday
4;00 :pm The village of Freidees in Shouf region is mourning its son George Abu Madi who was killed last night in Ain el Rummaneh last night and will be buried today
3:58 pm : MP Boutros Harb : what happened in Ain el Rummaneh is a blatant violation of civil peace
2:30pm Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian ended his official visit to Lebanon and headed to Russia.
2:58pm Saudi king Abdullah departed from Jeddah and headed to Damascus . Expected to arrive in about 2 hours
2:15pm UNIFIL Commander Maj. Gen. Claudio Graziano: I am fully confident that permanent peace in Southern Lebanon can be reached but many challenges still await us.
2:10pm MPs who met Speaker Nabih Berri in Wednesday's weekly meeting said that Berri sees nothing that prevents the formation of the government and that the atmospheres are positive.
1:58pm The secretariat-general of the March 14 forces condemned the knife attack in Ain el-Rummaneh and urged the army and police to protect the Lebanese.
1:35pm Al Tawheed Movement: What happened in Ain el-Rummaneh is an act of sabotage aimed at undermining the political calm.
12:55pm FPM leader MP Michel Aoun met in Rabieh the German Foreign Ministry Middle East policy delegate Andrias Mikaless accompanied by the German ambassador.
12:31pm A March 14 secretariat-general delegation visited ISF chief Maj. Gen. Ashraf Rifi to follow up on the Ain el-Rummaneh-Shiyah incident and urged him to take measures to prevent such an attack.
12:30pm Berri left Baabda palace without making any statement.
12:20pm FM Fawzi Salloukh discussed with Russian Ambassador Sergei Boukin local and regional developments.
12:15pm The Free Patriotic Movement condemned the killing of FPM member George Abu Madi. It urged everyone to be patient and called on security agencies to find the culprits.
11:30 Speaker Nabih Berri arrived at Baabda palace for talks with President Michel Suleiman.
10:15 George Abu Madi’s coffin was taken out of al-Hayat hospital for burial at his hometown in Kfarnees-Shouf.
9:18 March 14 statement: The delegation stressed the need for taking immediate steps to “arrest the murderers and perpetrators who attacked a safe neighborhood in Ain el-Rummaneh.”
9:17 A statement by March 14 forces said a delegation from the coalition discussed the Ain el-Rummaneh-Shiyah clashes with Army Commander Gen. Jean Kahwaji at dawn Wednesday.
8:35 MP Stephan Dwaihi told VOL: Marada Movement will not accept to join Cabinet as a state minister because this would diminish the sovereign role of Zghorta. Consultations conducted by the premier-designate have led to a positive atmosphere, but external powers are trying to sabotage a Cabinet deal.
8:20 Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar told VOL: The Ain el-Rummaneh mishap is a criminal act that is unacceptable under the current circumstances.
7:30 MP Ammar Houri told VOL: There are positive trends, which mean that the atmosphere surrounding government formation has shifted toward positivity, but had not yet reached a happy ending.
7:20 Phalange politburo member Sassine Sassine told VOL that Army Commander Gen. Jean Kahwaji has stressed that the military was keeping equal distance from everybody.
7:15a VOL: Security forces arrested 4 suspects believed involved in an overnight mishap in Ain el-Rummaneh that developed into a knife fight, leaving a young man killed and 5 others wounded.
Tuesday
9:15pm Closure Celebration for Francophone games begin at Biel in downtown.
9:00 pm PM-designate Hariri is meeting s with Kataeb Party leader Amin Gemayel as consultations continue for the formation of a Cabinet.
8 :21pm OTV: The Armenian president is meeting at his residence at the Metropolitan hotel with the Armenian community leaders of Lebanon, surrounding Arab countries, Iran and Cyprus to explain the details of the agreement with Turkey
8:19pm MP Pakradonian told New TV : we are opposed to the weak political stance of the Armenian president specially with regards to the concessions to Turkey
8:14pm Caretaker Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar told New TV: Mohammed Zuhair Siddiq’s case should be dealt with judicially away from politicization.
8:00pm Sources to LBC: Saudi Arabia King Fahd’s visit to Syria has been postponed for this week until some pending issues are solved.
7:25pm Caretaker PM Fouad Sianiora: Rumors of alleged Arabs entering “terrorist” cells target the reputation and the economic stability of Lebanon.
5:30pm Armenian President Serge Sarkissian arrived in Beirut heading an official delegation.



