A Lebanese judge ordered on Saturday the arrest of three army officers and eight troops over the shooting deaths of seven opposition protesters in Beirut a week ago. According to Reuters, Judge Jean Fahd also ordered the arrest of six civilians over the protests.
Lebanese troops opened fire to break up an opposition demonstrations over power cuts in a Beirut suburb on January 27. Some 30 protesters were also wounded in the incident. The leading opposition faction Hizbullah had earlier said the army mishandled the protest and demanded that those responsible for the deaths be punished as soon as possible. Raising the tension, two Lebanese troops were hurt in a shooting attack in the same area late on Friday, the army said earlier on Saturday. |