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Attack on Hezbollah MP in Lebanon
Two rocket-propelled grenades have been fired at a memorial ceremony in Lebanon attended by an outspoken Hezbollah lawmaker. The incident occurred when Hezbollah MP Hussein al-Hajj Hassan was addressing the event in Minya, north of the city of Tripoli on Saturday, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the abduction of the activist, Yehya Skaff, who was reportedly jailed by Israel. The ceremony continued despite the rockets and no casualties were reported, a security official told AFP. Minya is considered a stronghold of supporters of Lebanon's Western-backed government which is struggling with a political crisis. More, from Ya Libnan Two rockets were fired over a Hezbollah ceremony in this northern Lebanon village but no casualties were reported.
The security source said the rockets were fired before and at the end of the ceremony , but could not determine where they were fired from The Lebanese security authorities are at the scene and are not taking any chances, because the organizers were threatened earlier with attack if Hezbollah will be present at the ceremony Mennieh is a stronghold of parliament majority leader MP Saad Hariri . He said during a rally in 2005 " Martyr Prime Minister had special bonds with Mennieh. He used to say: Mennieh should be proud to be the home of the first Lebanese detainee in the prisons of the Israeli enemy Yehia Skaff." Posted by: Fred 2008-03-17 |
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