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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
23 Arrested in Tripoli for Celebratory Gunfire
2014-06-06
It's just celebratory gun s3x, naught really to do with the War on Terror at all.
[AnNahar] A number of people were jugged
... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not...
on Wednesday in 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...
for firing gunshots and grenades to celebrate the re-election of Syrian Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
Lord of the Baath...
, announced the army in a statement on Thursday.

It said that a total of 23 suspects were arrested.

It identified one of the suspects as Mahmoud al-Masri, who fired a rocket-propelled grenade towards the Jabal Mohsen neighborhood.

The remaining 22 people, including a Syrian, were detained for firing celebratory gunshots in the Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen neighborhoods.

They were also charged with driving cycle of violences without proper licenses and resisting arrest.

Supporters of Assad opened fire in the air in the Jabal Mohsen neighborhood following news of his re-election on Wednesday.

The army carried out raids in the area to arrest the suspects.

LBCI television reported on Wednesday that tensions were high on Tripoli's Syria Street following the celebrations.
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