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| Al-Rashidiyeh Camp Salafists Behind Tyre Bomb Blasts |
| 2011-11-19 |
| [An Nahar] Salafist ...Salafists espouse an austere form of Sunni Islam that seeks a return to practices that were common in the 7th century. Rather than doing that themselves and letting other people alone they insist everybody do as they say and they try to kill everybody who doesn't... s based in the Paleostinian refugee camp of al-Rashidiyeh might be behind the bombings that targeted a hotel and a liquor store in the southern city of Tyre, An Nahar daily reported Friday. The newspaper said Sherlocks have found unconfirmed leads that Salafist groups in al-Rashidiyeh could have bombed the Queen Elissa hotel and the shop on Wednesday in an effort to combat the liquor trade in the area. Voice of Leb radio station (100.5) said that the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Branch has questioned 10 witnesses and stressed that reports about the involvement of Salafists in the bombings are not true. More than one person participated in the planning for the blasts, VDL said. A security official has estimated the hotel bomb weighed about 3 kilograms and the explosives used to attack the shop about 1 kilo. Andrea Tenenti, the deputy front man for the U.N. Interim Force in Leb, has said "there are no indications whatsoever that UNIFIL was targeted by the kaboom." He said that two U.N. staff members were in the hotel but were not harmed, and that two UNIFIL vehicles were damaged. Tyre is a predominantly Moslem city and serving alcohol is common at hotels and restaurants. |
| Posted by:Fred |