Aoun: Security Agencies who Deny my Assassination Attempt May Be Linked to it
Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun condemned on Tuesday doubts that he may have been the victim of an assassination attempt, saying that “some sides have stooped so low as to question the affair.”
He added after the Change and Reform bloc's weekly meeting: “Security agencies that deny the attempt on my life may be linked to it.”
In addition, he slammed claims that said that incident was aimed at bolstering his popularity ahead of the 2013 parliamentary elections.
“There is physical evidence and judiciary to prove the matter,” said the lawmaker.
Aoun's decoy convoy came under gunfire on Saturday night, with the MP saying that three bullets hit one of the cars.
Conflicting reports had emerged over the exact location of the incident.
Aoun was returning from a tour of the southern region of Jezzine when the attack happened.
He revealed that this is the fourth attempt against his life.
Furthermore, he said that he did not believe that Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea was a victim of an assassination attempt, saying that he is basing his opinion on technical evidence.
“I was the victim of a failed attack on my life. It was not simply a message,” stated the FPM leader.
“Who said that the vehicle that was targeted was not armored?” he wondered.
Perhaps the attacker only wanted to halt the convoy and once it did more shots would be fired at it, speculated Aoun.
Source: Naharnet
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