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The US Embassy has reported two US journalists who left to vacation in the north near Tripoli have been missing since Oct. 1. President Michel Sleiman said the Lebanese Armed Forces needed to be equipped with advanced weaponry in order to confront terrorism and preserve the peace in Lebanon.

Five people were killed and 25 were wounded when a roadside bomb was detonated on a bus carrying Lebanese soldiers north of Tripoli. Four soldiers were killed and 22 were wounded in the attack. The Lebanese Army command said the attack was designed to derail reconciliation between Sunni and Alawi groups in Tripoli.

A reconciliation accord is expected to be signed between Alawites and Sunnis in northern Lebanon’s capital of Tripoli. A UN report reiterated a call for Israel to compensate Lebanon for damage from the 2006 war. Hassan Nasrallah appeared on Iranian television and warned any offensive in the Gaza Strip “will have unclear implications for Zionists.”

Hezbollah handed over a man suspected of firing at a Lebanese Army helicopter in the South, which killed an officer. The judiciary handed over three members of Fatah al Islam suspected of terror activities in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia to Saudi authorities for interrogation.

A bombing at a bus stop frequented by soldiers in Tripoli killed 18 Lebanese and wounded more than 45. Ten soldiers were killed in the attack. The bomb was placed at the bus stop and detonated remotely. A suspect was detained.