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Gunmen Deploy in Arsal after Man Killed in 'Hizbullah Supporters Ambush'
[An Nahar] Gunmen deployed on Tuesday in the Bekaa town of Arsal after its municipality announced the death of a town resident in "an ambush by Hizbullah supporters" in the Hermel region."Ali Ahmed al-Hujairi was killed in an ambush by Hizbullah supporters in the barren mountains of (the town of) Beit Jaafar between Akkar and Hermel," the municipality's deputy chief told MTV. Meanwhile, ...back at the comedy club, Boogie ducked another tomato... state-run National News Agency said Hujairi was killed "when he came under gunfire on the Hermel-al-Shirbin public road." "Unknown attackers rubbed out Hujairi as he was driving his pickup truck that was loaded with rocks, accompanied by Syrian workers," NNA said. "At once, security forces arrived on the scene and launched a probe into the incident," the agency added. In the evening, NNA said a number of gunnies gathered in central Arsal in protest at the killing of Hujairi. Sheikh Mustafa al-Hujairi, Ali's brother, delivered a speech before the gunnies and called for "jihad and vengeance," NNA said. LBCI described the gunnies as "Salafist groups." "Anger is boiling in the town of Arsal where gunnies have deployed, although Hermel's residents condemned the killing of Ali al-Hujairi and the army encircled the town to prevent any repercussions," the agency reported earlier. Posted by: Fred 2013-06-12 |
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