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| Syrian colonel testifies to involvement in destabilization of Lebanon |
| 2008-10-25 |
| Al Mustaqbal daily said the alleged Syrian colonel Firas Ghannam, under arrest before the Lebanese Military Tribunal, is charged with attempting terrorism in Lebanon. He revealed the involvement of Syrian Intelligence in the destabilization of Lebanon after they withdrew from the country in 2005. The daily pointed out that Ghanam said, while being examined, that the Syrian officer Georges Salloum ordered him to detonate bombs in the MartyrsÂ’ Square on the eve of the first commemoration of former Premier Rafic HaririÂ’s assassination on February 14, 2006. He added that he didnÂ’t want to execute the order but only agreed in order to move out from Syria through Lebanon with the Tunisian citizen Mounir Hilal. They were both arrested 3 days prior to the commemoration on the Lebanese-Syrian borders in Bekaa with forged identity card and a hand grenade. The report said Ghannam also testified to "relations" he had with Shehab Qaddour, better known by the code name of Abu Hureira, a ranking official of the Fatah al-Islam terrorist group who was killed in a clash with security forces in the northern city of Tripoli more than a year ago. The military tribunal, chaired by Brig. Gen. Nizar Khalil, concluded its interrogations of Ghannam and Hilal on Friday. It is scheduled to convene on Feb. 20 to debrief witness Omar . |
| Posted by:ryuge |