Spooked Beirutis fear new 'balloon-borne' Israeli plot Hysteria reaches capital after weekend panic in south By Rym Ghazal Daily Star staff Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Renewed panic spread among some Lebanese Monday, as a black balloon with a spider drawn on it landed in the heart of a Beirut neighborhood, a day after Israeli balloons landed in South Lebanon. "It is a terrorist act against our peace of mind," Khaled Qamaryeh, owner of a store in the neighborhood of Salim Salaam, told The Daily Star.
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