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Bahia Hariri: We Don't Want the Resistance Brigades in Sidon
 [An Nahar] Sidon MP Bahia Hariri on Tuesday said the southern port city rejects "the presence of the ResistanceThat'd be the Hezbullies, natch... Brigades" -- a group affiliated with Hizbullah. "We do not want the presence of the Resistance Brigades in Sidon, period," Hariri stressed in various interviews reported by the state-run National News Agency. She explained: "We are not against anyone and Hizbullah's weapons are debatable on the national level, but the Resistance Brigades has no place in the city." "We all resist Israel but we will not allow demarcation lines between the people." The al-Mustaqbal ... the Future Movement, political party led by Saad Hariri... MP said Sidon is open to people of all religious factions: "The city welcomes Sunnis, Shiites, Christians, Paleostinians and Syrians. This is the view of the people I represent and I know it is the opinion of everyone who has affections towards Sidon." Hariri described the latest festivities in the city as a "dangerous thing." "If we do not know how to deal with people, things will go back to being scattered," she warned. "We quickly want a security plan that reassures people. We want the army to be at a single distance from everyone." Hariri continued: "We want to be protected by the state and the army to take control of our security. We do not want any other kind of security." "I will strive to make this happen this through my official post." Posted by: Fred 2013-06-26 |
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