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| Baroud wants explanations not justifications for Hezbollah attack |
| 2008-08-31 |
| Interior Minister Ziad Baroud told the Voice of Lebanon radio station on Saturday that the attack by Hezbollah fighters on a Lebanese Army helicopter which resulted in the death of the Lebanese officer Samer Hanna requires "explanations, not justifications." He added "we also want to know the details." "We also want details," Baroud said in a radio interview, which indicates that the judiciary has not been allowed to interrogate Hezbollah fighters who were in the Sujud southern region where the chopper was attacked on Thursday. Hezbollah turned over one suspect to the judiciary saying he was the person who opened fire at the helicopter. Baroud said that that the incident affected the Lebanese army's morale He also said the judicial investigation into the event would continue "until the end," because Lebanon's political leaders have given their support to the judicial process. Baroud continued : "Supporting the army is mandatory because it is the only protector of Lebanon, and it upholds its stability". In a related development Information Minister Tareq Mitri said the "attack" against a military helicopter by Hezbollah fighters in the southern Sojod region raises "questions regarding the extent of coordination between the Lebanese Army and Hezbollah." Mitri, in a television interview, said "resisting an external attack is a non-controversial issue. This is the duty of the Lebanese people." The problem, according to Mitri, is in "blocking the re-creation of the state for tens of years." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Hezbollah turned over one suspect to the judiciary saying he was the person who opened fire at the helicopter. Shades of the Yakuza. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-08-31 13:28 |