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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Demo against Arrest Warrants Called Off in Tripoli, More Fugitives Interrogated
2014-04-13
[AnNahar] A demonstration that was planned to take place on Friday to protest the arrest warrants issued against hundreds of the northern city of Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
's residents has been called off, after the interference of several political figures.

A group of young men had called via social media platforms for a "mass demonstration" in Abdul Hamid Karami Square in Tripoli after Friday's prayers, to demand withdrawing the arrest warrants issued against hundreds of the city's residents.

"But after the interference of many influential figures in the city and the adoption of strict security measures by the army, the protest has been called off," the state-run National News Agency said.

"A small-scale sit-in took place instead, with dozens of participants gathering in front of the Amira mosque in Tripoli's Bab al-Ramel neighborhood," NNA reported.

The protesters called for the release of Sheikh Tareq Merhi, the mosque's Imam, and his lover companions, who have been held in Roumieh prison for years over their ties with krazed killer group Fatah al-Islam
A Syrian-incubated al-Qaeda work-alike that they think can be turned off if no longer needed to keep the Lebanon pot stirred.
, according to the same source.

In a related matter, Judge Nabil Wehbe interrogated on Friday two detainees from the Tripoli neighborhood of Bab al-Tabbaneh, and issued arrest warrants against them.

Wehbe also issued arrest warrants in absentia against 12 other runaways, among them were Ziad A., Saad M., and Farouq M.

This comes as army troops and security forces continue to implement a security plan approved by the cabinet in the North and the Bekaa, to end the state of violence and chaos in the region. So far, more than 40 runaways have been tossed in the calaboose
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
, and many stolen vehicles and illegal weapons have been seized.
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