Assailants Open Fire at Kataeb Party HQ in Beirut

Head of Kataeb Party MP Sami Gemayel. NNA file photo
Head of Kataeb Party MP Sami Gemayel. NNA file photo
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Assailants Open Fire at Kataeb Party HQ in Beirut

Head of Kataeb Party MP Sami Gemayel. NNA file photo
Head of Kataeb Party MP Sami Gemayel. NNA file photo

The Kataeb Party headquarters in Beirut's Saifi district has come under attack by unknown assailants.

The party issued a statement condemning the attack and calling on the state to find and arrest the assailants after they opened fire on the building at dawn Sunday.

The building’s eastern facade was targeted with six bullets, it said.

In its statement, the Kataeb pledged that “the building that embodies independence and freedom ... will remain open to all Lebanese.”

The party will not be intimidated by such attacks, it added.



Crowd in Egypt Attacks Railway Guard after 2 Children are Run Over

A general view of a street in downtown Cairo, Egypt, March 9, 2017. Reuters
A general view of a street in downtown Cairo, Egypt, March 9, 2017. Reuters
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Crowd in Egypt Attacks Railway Guard after 2 Children are Run Over

A general view of a street in downtown Cairo, Egypt, March 9, 2017. Reuters
A general view of a street in downtown Cairo, Egypt, March 9, 2017. Reuters

Angry residents attacked a railway guard and his post in a town outside Cairo on Monday after a train ran over and killed two children, officials said.

A crowd descended on the intersection near the town of Bilaydah in the city of Al-Ayat, where a train earlier killed two children trying to cross using an area not intended for pedestrians, according to the Egyptian National Railways, The AP reported.

They attacked the guard who was securing the level crossing, which authorities said was closed at the time, and set fire to his room, officials said. It wasn't immediately clear what happened to the guard.

Local media reported that the two children were on their way to school.

Train accidents are common in Egypt. A train crash earlier this month killed one person and injured more than 20 others in southern Egypt.

In recent years, the government has announced initiatives to improve railways.