Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi, the former head of Internal Security Forces, on Sunday launched an initiative for Tripoli, his hometown, in a bid to address the turbulent security situation in the northern city.

The initiative comes "after Tripoli managed to prevent a twentieth round of violence" between the rival neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen, Rifi said.

President Michel Suleiman offered his condolences on Sunday to the victims of Saturday's bombing in the Bekaa region of Hermel.

He said: “The army has become the main target of terrorist attacks.”

The Army Intelligence arrested on Sunday a suspected terrorist in the Bekaa region of al-Qaa, reported the National News Agency.

It said that it arrested Qassem al-Atrash and that it is verifying his identity.

Two soldiers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon were killed on Sunday after their vehicle overturned in southern Lebanon, reported the National News Agency.

It said that a soldier from El Salvador and another from Spain were killed in the accident that took place in the Wazzani region near the Israeli-occupied village of Ghajar.

Saudi Arabia is determined to invite a number of Lebanese political figures to visit it in order to “bolster the consensual atmosphere” produced by the formation of a new government, reported the daily An Nahar on Sunday.

These figures include Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, who may visit the kingdom soon, added the daily.

The policy statement of the new government may be announced on Monday after overcoming reservations linked to the role of the resistance, reported the daily An Nahar on Sunday.

Political sources revealed to the daily that the statement may assert the “Lebanese people's right to resist Israel”, but through the state as their main authority.

The latest bombing in Lebanon has raised fears that the army may be a new target of terrorist groups in Lebanon, reported the daily An Nahar on Sunday.

Political sources told the daily that the army may be targeted in an act of revenge for its past clashes with terrorist organizations.

The United States' embassy in Lebanon condemned Saturday's deadly explosion at an army checkpoint in the Bekaa town of Hermel, reiterating Washington's support for the military institution.

"We condemn the bombing and we consider that an attack on the Lebanese Armed Forces is an attack on all Lebanese,” the embassy said in a statement released on Twitter.

Several local leaders and politicians on Saturday were quick to condemn the latest explosion in the Bekaa town of Hermel, soon after a suicide attack claimed the life of several troops and civilians at an army checkpoint in al-Assi bridge area in the village.

Prime Minister Tammam Salam deplored the “terrorist” attacks, considering that targeting the military institution is an act against a cornerstone in the country.

Two troops were killed on Saturday and several others were wounded in a massive suicide car explosion at an army checkpoint in the Bekaa town of Hermel.

The attack was claimed by Al-Nusra Front in Lebanon.