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Saudi minister says he has ‘confirmed information’ on plot to kill Hariri
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Soddy Arabia...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... ’s Gulf Affairs Minister Thamer al-Sabhan said the personal security detail of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, who resigned on Saturday, had "confirmed information" of a plot to kill him. Speaking in an interview on Future, an Arabic television channel owned by Hariri, he said Hariri was in Riyadh, adding there were "security threats to the prime minister and the kingdom is keen on his safety." He added that Hariri resigned from Riyadh for security reasons. "Saudi Arabia is different than the terrorist state Iran. We respect Lebanese parties despite their different opinions," Sabhan added. Speaking to the Lebanese television channel LBC, Sabhan said Hariri is completely free to return to Leb, adding, however: "We do not want kabooms and destruction to happen again in the Hariri family." Sabhan also said that Saudi Arabia supported all of Hariri’s stances in the past, including the agreement related to choosing a Lebanese president, adding that the Saudi kingdom did not incite Hariri to resign. "We cannot but be sad over Leb’s situation due to Hezbollah. We call for peace but those who try to (harm) the kingdom will find what they do not wish for," he added. "Hezbollah is a militia that tried to transfer Syrian battles to Leb and to harm Leb and Arab countries," Sabhan also said, asking: "What’s the difference between Hezbollah and ISIS?" No trace of assassination plot against Hariri – Lebanese army [AlMasdar] In a statement released by the Lebanese Armed Forces on Sunday, the army announced that there is no trace of any assassination plots against abdicating Prime Minister Saad Hariri. The statement read that the intelligence services connected to the army, despite several arrests and investigations, had not found “the presence of any plan for assassinations in the country.” So there you have it. They report, you decide. Posted by: Fred 2017-11-06 |
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