Seven Injured in Tyre Restaurant Blast
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Seven people were injured when an explosion apparently caused by a bomb shook a restaurant in the southern Lebanese coastal town of Tyre, a Lebanese security source said Monday.
The blast occurred at midnight Sunday in the elevator of the Notion restaurant, injuring seven people who were hospitalized, the source added.
A policeman stated that a bomb had apparently been placed in the lift. It exploded on the fourth floor of the building where the restaurant is situated.
The Notion is known for its dance parties in the Shiite-dominated region.
A security perimeter was set up around the scene of the blast. Chunks of stone and shards of glass were strewn around up to 1,000 meters from the blast.
Several restaurants in the region have been damaged by bombs in recent months, the last in December. Two explosions have also targeted shops selling alcohol.
Tyre is one of the few towns in south Lebanon where alcohol is served in restaurants, which brings in tourists including members of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), but the recent blasts have caused several restaurants to ban alcohol.
23 April 2012, 04:33
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Between the Salafis and Welayat Al khalif Lebanon is doomed. If good people do nothing evil will take over.
23 April 2012, 04:59
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helecopter you are right, the correct saying is:
"All that is needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing"
23 April 2012, 05:27
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Another illustration of Hizbullah's illegal intimidation campaign.
Another illustration how uses his arms against lebanese and acts above the law with impunity
Another reason why Hizbullah weapons should be handed over to the Lebanese army
23 April 2012, 08:12
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how dare you accuse hezbollah? on what basis? with what proof? according to what logic?
first this damages tourism in Tyre, so it is not in the interest of the people of the south and therefore not of hezbollah's, because at the end of the day hezbollah IS the people of the south.
second we know that salafis / takfiris have a declared position of violent rejection of other beliefs/cultures whereas hezbollah has a declared position of acceptance and understanding. hezbollah also systematically did everything it could to avoid civilian casualties, even at the height of the 2006 war, they killed hundreds of israeli soldiers, but very few israeli civilians. so this doesnt make sense.
third and finally, if hezbollah wanted this restaurant, or any other in the region, closed, then it would be closed, without the need for an explosion. hezbollah has the support of enough mayors, MPs, ministers, to do it legally if they ever wanted to.
23 April 2012, 11:34
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Who else is armed and refuses to hand over their weapons? Who else is there to blame?
Of course this explosion benefits Hezbollah - so that the shia of the south cannot benefit from tourism revenue, they are more reliant on Hezbollah handouts - and when the next war comes, and all the tourists flee the country - the shia will not be so upset about it - cause they will not have lost anything, but their hezbollah handouts will still come trickling in...
23 April 2012, 13:02
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who else is armed? hahaha are you so naive you think there is a single party/group in lebanon who isnt?
23 April 2012, 14:43
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"third and finally, if hezbollah wanted this restaurant, or any other in the region, closed, then it would be closed, without the need for an explosion."....your dead WRONG M. As much as they would love to follow your statement that will only come back to hurt the party as everyone will see their true ideologies/background which is brutal barbaric ruling through the illegitimate use of weapons. So how can these scums force their rules down our throats is by such cowardly actions as these bombings. Intimidate and scare business owners out by killing. Eventually the plan will surface whereby they will turn Lebanon into a mini-Iran and take all our rights away. SCUMS is too nice of a word for them....
23 April 2012, 15:16
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sami man you really need to stick to reality, most your comment is speculation on the future "they will and they will". stick to what you know, what you see with your own eyes, don't go following unfounded predications
23 April 2012, 17:52
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Okay Mowaten so by your logic if they wanted it done they could have it done right? and they have the power to get MPs ministers and mayors to do it.. Well they also have the means and surveillance to know who is causing this trouble in the south as they are so powerful... How come they haven't found out who has been targeting these alcohol serving restaurants.. How come its only happening in the south? Or are you saying they can fight Israel and claim to be victorious but they don't know who else has weapons in the south? I love how you just accuse others of being so naive when you never actually take a look in the mirror my friend. That is the basis of being naive.
24 April 2012, 08:38
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truthBeTold: evidence linking them to salafi networks were found, so only those who refuse to open their eyes don't know where it comes from. hezbollah wants to avoid at any cost a civil war and sunni/shiaa confrontation, so they abstain from going after the takfiris and salafis, and lets the army take care of this because it's the best solution.
besides, being able to fight israel is one thing, hezbollah was created and designed for that, but fighting terrorist bombers is something else, not hezbollah's specialty. no matter how much strength and surveillance they have in the south, it is near impossible to detect/intercept a bomber while he's planting the bomb. it's not like he's running around with a flag and shouting he's going to plant a bomb. to find them you'd need roadblocks, systematic car and passerby searches, etc... hezbollah doesnt do this, but army/ISF can and should
23 April 2012, 09:34
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أعتقد انه على لبنان أن يتخلص من الطائفية البغيضة والتي تتجلى بكل موضوعية وبحث دقيق من خلال 3 أفرقاء:
- الشيخ أحمد الأسير وتحريضه المتجدد
- حزب الله ومشروعه الإلغائي للآخر والذي لم يجرؤ السيد حسن نصرالله على أن يقول نحن ضده (قال أن مشروع الدولة الإسلامية كان مشروع سابق إلا أنه إذا دققنا في حديثه لم يقل أن هذا لم يعد مشروعه)
- التيار الوطني الحر الذي يعتمد حاليا خطاب طائفي مذهبي قبيح يفصل لبنان عن محيطه العربي بتخويفه من "أمة المستقبل" ومن السنة عامة
والسلام
23 April 2012, 09:57
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Islamic extremism either Sunni or Shiite presents a threat to all and mainly to the Muslim Lebanese.
"Virtue" cannot be imposed by force.
23 April 2012, 13:07
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Mouaten You are wrong.
1) Hizbullah made it clear times and times again, they don't want this kind of Tourism...remember the Brazilian Samba dancer's episode in Summer - that was Tourism too, and they made it clear they didn't want it.
2)No Hizbullah is not the People of the south - they are portion of it, but not the People, and Non-Shia are not considered as one of them.
3) Yes Salafist/takfiris don't have any tolerance for this kind of activities, but so does Hizbullah - several incidents of Alcohol store getting blown up in multiple parts of the south attest to that.
Finally - NO they can't close these stores legally - because there is no Law in Lebanon that prohibit Drinking and Night Clubs, therefore Hizbullah end up resorting to such Illegal bombing to force their ban on Alcohol when store owners don't heed to their warnings first.
23 April 2012, 13:42
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you keep saying hezbollah is the government and controls it, but now you say they can't make a law to ban alcohol in cities of the south...
duh.. please decide, either they control the gov or they dont. and then let me know when you decided.
about the samba festival, it's different.
i personally don't mind watching scarcely dressed women dancing in suggestive ways, not that the samba festival is only about that, but it definitely included a lot of it.
fact is, i also understand that some people do not want to see that, or have their kids see it. so they asked the festival not to come because they were DOING IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET
if you want you can make a parallel with sex. there's nothing wrong about it, it's enjoyable, nobody should tell you to do it or not, but you can't also force people to watch you doing it in the middle of the street.
23 April 2012, 13:36
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pure speculation and lots of corners cut to get to that texasusa.
first you're talking about the previous bombings of liquor shops to justify this baseless accusation, but they were already baseless accusations at the time. and these accusations are mainly made by "anonymous" internet users...
a baseless accusation does not justify another baseless accusation.
Furthermore, last time there was a bombing of a restaurant in Tyre, the army found links to salafi cells who hide in palestinian camps.
so please before accusing anyone, try to have an idea what you're talking about.
23 April 2012, 14:19
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Mowaten
Let me enlighten you. For Hizbullah to pass such laws they will need a majority in Parliament to vote on it - which they won't get.
It has nothing to do with Government which they control.
About the Samba festival - the Organizers pledged that the dancers will be clothed appropriately in Tyre - Still not to the Liking of the Ultra-Conservative Shia party.
Only a few of the bombings were investigated and perpetrators were identified as Foreign Salafist cells. But several more of these misterious bombings never gets solved just because when security apparatus get clues pointing toward Hizbullah, the try to avoid confrontation by burying these cases deep in their drawers.
24 April 2012, 08:31
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lol no dakhilak don't "enlighten" me with this BS.
if they were able to get what you call "their PM" mikati elected, and win the vote of confidence last week, it means they have majority of cabinet don't they? you're in constant contradiction
regarding the bombings, no, all of them were investigated. and because they never found evidence that it is linked in any way to hezbollah, rather finding links to salafi cells, you cannot say what you say.
you logic is appalling: they found no proof, but you want it so badly to be them so you decide the proof had to have been buried in a drawer. if you think like that then there's no point discussing with you, the only possible verdict in your mind is guilty, so whatever is said/shown to you will be distorted to fit that per-established verdict.
good thing is you're the judge of nothing, just a rambling poster on this forum :)
23 April 2012, 14:24
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Mowaten
No one is naive - everyone knows that all Lebanese have some kind of individual weapons in their homes for self defense. And some parties have some kind of security apparatus for their protection.
But only Pro-Iranian/Assad parties factions and organizations have medium to Heavy weapons in Lebanon. They are remanents of Assad's security apparatus plan to keep his proponents armed and ready to do his bids in Lebanon when asked.
23 April 2012, 14:26
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be it salafis or hezbis the result is the same= intolerance...
salafis are sunni extremist when hezbi are shiites extremists, a lot in common!
hezb bans alcohol and people from coming to lebanon which is not a great sign of tolerance either...
those funny guys who defend hezb haven t noticced that they called themselves islamic resistance? so if they are logic with themselves they should be against both sides, but logic isn t in the vocabulary of M8 people....
23 April 2012, 14:41
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In civilized countries, there is a vote to ban alcohol sales in certain jurisdictions. In the USA, some parts of the South, just as in south Lebanon do not permit the consumption of alchohol. Possession, much less consumption of spirits, or wine or beer is illegal.
In uncivilized Hezbollahstan, if you disapprove of alchohol consumption in your jurisdiction, you plant a bomb and kill people who engage in activity that is not in keeping with your religious beliefs.
23 April 2012, 23:27
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People drink to celebrate, temporarily forget their woes and laugh, until a religion decree appears, imposed by some Nut Case, that ban people from happiness and sanction the killing of innocent people.
Religion must take a back seat to society's well being..
24 April 2012, 00:18
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Why cant this bastards go to Syria, Saudi Arabia and Iran and fight from there with each other? There is no room for you in Lebanon.
24 April 2012, 12:31
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Correction Mowaten
Every single incident where Salafi cell were behind them, the perpetrators were indentified by name, and arrest warrant issued. How come the rest of these misterious bombings in Shiaa surrounded villages - not a single incident was uncovered, not a single perpetrator was indentified - you want to keep yourself blind - that's your problem.
24 April 2012, 12:36
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Hahaha...Mowaten
You think those who voted to keep MP Mikati cabinet will also vote for a ban on Alcohol??? Are you stupid or what???
You think Aoun's block can vote on a Ban on Alcohol & Night Clubs and get away with it?
You think Jumblat's block will Humor Hizbullah even further by voting on a Ban on Alcohol & Night Club???
