Hizbullah Says Those Firing at Army in Tripoli are Allies of al-Mustaqbal Movement
Hizbullah announced on Thursday that those firing at the army in Tripoli are “allies" of al-Mustaqbal movement and “close to it.”
It called to refer them to the judiciary for "punishment."
The army was recently attacked by gunmen, who threw a hand grenade and fired at the military, in Tripoli, which injured one of its soldiers. It was reported that the attackers belong to Osama Mansour and Shadi Mawlawi extremist group, that evacuated a mosque it had seized in al-Tabbani.
The minister of justice Ashraf Rifi said in an interview to al-Jumhuriya newspaper Monday publication that the investigations showed that the attackers are not "supporters of Shadi Mawlawi and Osama Mansour, they are from those entangled in the orbit of Hizbullah to cause clashes between the army and the people of the city."
A leader of al-Mustaqbal movement Mustafa Alloush said that these attacks are carried out by "suspicious groups politically belonging to Hizbullah and protected by it."
Accordingly Hizbullah stressed in a statement on Thursday that these accusations are false and "unfounded and baseless."
The party also pointed out that "those who are shooting at the army in Tripoli are known by the citizens of the city, the army and the security services, and they do not include any friend or ally of Hizbullah, but rather everyone knows that the attackers are allies of al-Mustaqbal movement and close to it.”
"Al-Mustaqbal always pressured and worked for the release of the attackers and to provide the legal umbrella to stop their trial," it added.
“Any attack on the Lebanese army is rejected and is considered a major national crime, and this crime become more egregious in light of the battle waged by the army in the face of terrorism and terrorists," stressed the party.
At the end of its statement, Hizbullah called for: "Referring the Army's attackers to the judiciary to receive fair punishment," stressing the need to "identifying their nationalities, their goals and to whom they work for.”
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