The World : New Rift in Beirut Feared

Bombs blasted supporters of Christian President Amin Gemayel, raising fears of fresh Christian feuding over a Syrian-brokered pact to end Lebanon’s civil strife. At least four people were injured and several trapped in a five-story building in Christian East Beirut by the bombs, which exploded in residential and shopping districts near offices of Gemayel’s Falangist Party. The Falangists have opposed the Syrian-arranged agreement, signed by another Christian leader, the now-exiled Elie Hobeika. Meanwhile, the previously unknown Green Brigades demanded $10 million within eight days for the freedom of Do Chae Sung, a South Korean diplomat kidnaped in Muslim West Beirut.