TRIPOLI, Lebanon – It only takes a two-minute stroll down Syria Street to see why so many people are so worried about what might happen next in Lebanon. A hole punched through the wall of the mosque by a rocket or mortar shell, smoke-blackened masonry, shops and apartments …

TRIPOLI, Lebanon, May 21 (UPI) -- Battles between Lebanese factions supporting or opposing Syrian President Bashar Assad left several people dead in Lebanon Monday, officials said.

The deadly clashes that are a fact of daily life in Syria have now bled into Lebanon, where a series of sectarian shootouts this week are raising fears that a period of relative calm for the country may be nearing an end.

Protesters camp outside the main square of Tripoli, north Lebanon, warn that their demonstrations will become widespread if authorities failed to resolve the issue of Islamists held in prisons without charge.

The deadly clashes that are a fact of daily life in Syria have now bled into Lebanon, where a series of sectarian shootouts this week are raising fears that a period of relative calm for the country may be nearing an end.

LEBANON — The pastor at Lebanon Evangelical Church said he believes a Nazi flag found on the church roof on Wednesday was just a prank and not a malicious act targeting his congregation — or even a church in general.

High-ranking Hezbollah official Sheikh Nabil Qaouk says that the resistance party has never fought and will never fight in Syria, and that its job is to protect Lebanon.

The deadly clashes that are a fact of daily life in Syria have now bled into Lebanon, where a series of sectarian shootouts this week are raising fears that a period of relative calm for the country may be nearing an end.

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Watch for my story about the Lebanon teen who will be on “Extreme Couponing” Monday. He’s not the youngest — TLC did a show about a 16-year-old last season — but his story is very impressive. He’s on the third season premiere of “Extreme Couponing” at 10:30 p.m. Monday.