Hundreds of Lebanese fled Lebanon to neighbouring Syria on Friday to escape the sectarian violence that has shaken the country over the last three days, according to DPA. Men carrying their children crossed on foot the Masnaa border point and took taxis waiting on the Syrian side to Damascus. Some were going directly to Damascus airport to travel further, others were leaving to stay with friends in the Syrian capital. Those fleeing the fighting also included British, American, German and Cypriots as well as numerous Syrian labourers.
