Suleiman Condemns Tripoli Bus Incident, North Prosecutor Orders Arrest of Gunmen

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President Michel Suleiman on Saturday condemned an armed attack on a bus carrying Jabal Mohsen residents that left at least six people wounded earlier in the day, as a judicial warrant for the arrest of the culprits was issued.

Suleiman also held phone talks with Army chief General Jean Qahwaji and Internal Security Forces acting chief Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Basbous to inquire about the incident's details and the measures taken by security forces to contain the situation, according to the National News Agency.

The president called on the relevant authorities to “pursue the perpetrators and refer them to the judiciary.”

Meanwhile, NNA said North Lebanon's prosecutor Judge Omar Hamze issued a judicial warrant ordering all security agencies to conduct the necessary investigations in order to identify and arrest the attackers

At least six Jabal Mohsen residents were wounded when a van carrying 14 passengers came under gunfire at al-Mallouleh intersection in Tripoli earlier on Saturday, according to NNA.

"The gunmen opened fire at the bus and then beat some of the workers traveling in it. All nine Alawites had either gunshot or beating wounds and were taken to hospital for treatment," a security official told Agence France Presse.

Earlier on Saturday, Arab Democratic Party spokesman Abdul Latif Saleh told al-Jadeed television that “14 workers from Jabal Mohsen were kidnapped and shot in Bab al-Tabbaneh as they were returning in a bus from their workplaces.”

On Wednesday, sporadic sniper gunfire returned to Tripoli and tensions surged after gunmen shot and wounded four Jabal Mohsen residents in the city despite an army security plan that had managed to end seven days of clashes on Monday.

Long-running tensions between the rival districts were stoked further after the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau summoned ex-MP Ali Eid -- leader of the Arab Democratic Party, Jabal Mohsen's main political and armed force --for interrogation in the case of the deadly twin bombings that hit two Sunni mosques in the city in August.

On October 14, seven people involved in the August bombings were charged, including three in custody. The majority are from Jabal Mohsen. Forty-five people were killed and over 800 wounded in the twin bombings.

The Arab Democratic Party has denied any involvement in the attacks and stressed that the suspects are not members of the party while slamming media leaks attributed to the Intelligence Bureau.

On Thursday, the Islamic Alawite Council noted that “it is unjust to accuse the entire Alawite sect" of the bombings, noting that "this cannot be accepted by any Muslim."

And in remarks published Thursday in As Safir newspaper, Arab Democratic Party top official Rifaat Eid, Ali's son, declared that the accusations against his father are not based on any facts and that they are part of a Saudi Arabian agenda to settle scores with Syria.

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Thumb EagleDawn 02 November 2013, 19:48

37 minutes ago Al-Jazeera: Syrian regime forces and Hizbullah members have seized control of the al-Aziziya town, north of Sferia.

and the President is calling for the arrest of perpetrators:))))

Thumb sevilla 02 November 2013, 19:50

is it not the tomb of sayda Zeinab?

Thumb Roaring-FlameThrower 02 November 2013, 20:03

Shame on the three of you!!!!! Respect yourselves...!!!!! These are tragic moments and we should all stand united behind the Islamic Secular Resistance and the Army as they hand in hand fight terrorism and takfiris. The tomb is moved from town to town to preserve it and protect it from the takfiris.
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Thumb general_puppet 02 November 2013, 20:29

RFT, you are an artist!... but one question if the goal is to protect the tomb, why do they not move it into Nasrallah's bunker there is no safer place on earth?

Thumb Roaring-FlameThrower 02 November 2013, 20:41

precious friend g_p: You raise an excellent question. You see, the Islamic Secular Resistance uses the tomb to attract the takfiris and trap them. In the bunker/cave where Sayyed Al Moqawaleh resides, takfiris are afraid to approach because there is a divine spell that protects him.

Thumb general_puppet 02 November 2013, 20:36

hello Wolfe, I see you are still howling on line... do you fetch, if we throw a comment onto another site will you go there and not come back?

Thumb Roaring-FlameThrower 02 November 2013, 20:43

rofl

Thumb general_puppet 02 November 2013, 23:11

assir supporters??... mystic, no one gives a hoot of your support for the Iranian thug, but if you are so gung-ho about it, convert get a quickie operation and become his wife.

Thumb general_puppet 02 November 2013, 20:43

There is absolutely no justification for randomly targeting people. The authorities must do all they can to capture and punish these gunmen.

Thumb Mystic 02 November 2013, 22:25

Ladies & Gentlemen, welcome to the second Lebanese Civil War!!

Thumb cedre 02 November 2013, 23:11

any sources/evidence ???

Thumb general_puppet 02 November 2013, 23:13

BJ, you forgot to include the White Man & the Imperialist in your rant.

Default-user-icon Espiridon Senkitus (Guest) 03 November 2013, 02:33

Thus Spoke Suleimanustra!

Thumb cedre 03 November 2013, 03:19

there not one sensible element in your post, only BS, I dare u prove anything u wrote...

Thumb Mystic 03 November 2013, 05:36

You want proof? About what Christians getting slaughtered in Syria? Remember Maloula?

Thumb Mystic 03 November 2013, 05:38

Here is one proof http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2013/09/09/Maaloula-Syria-rebels

Thumb general_puppet 03 November 2013, 06:04

Fool, there are thousands of links from all sides on the web. But no one needs to see a video to know that the Assad's and their dogs are the biggest murders of Lebanese on the planet. So pound your chest as much as you like, it means not a thing.

Thumb Mystic 03 November 2013, 05:46

And here is a video of the savages (Cedres & Assirs brothers in Arms" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9cQjAwjWMo destroying beloved Virgin mary statue. I got lots of proof of the FSA/Qaeda Crimes against christians in neighbouring Syria.

Thumb Mystic 03 November 2013, 06:39

Nope i'm osama bin laden