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| Ceasefire Declared, Army Deploys in Tripoli after 11 Killed, 39 Hurt |
| 2012-10-24 |
| [An Nahar] The army deployed on Tuesday in Syria Street, the frontier between the rival Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of thich 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... districts of Jabal Mohsen and Bab al-Tabbaneh, as a ceasefire was declared following three days of festivities in the area that left 11 people dead and 39 others maimed. "All gunnies have left the streets and internal alleys" in Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen, a security official told Agence La Belle France Press. Army units reopened all the streets in the two neighborhoods, the official added. Earlier on Tuesday, sniper fire killed a woman in Jabal Mohsen as a man from the same neighborhood succumbed to wounds he had sustained on Monday. The festivities were sparked by the liquidation on Friday of Intelligence Bureau chief Maj. Gen. Wissam al-Hasan in a powerful car booming in the Beirut district of Ashrafiyeh that also killed his bodyguard and a civilian woman and maimed more than 100 people. Al-Mustaqbal ... the Future Movement, political party led by Saad Hariri... bloc MP Mohammed Kabbara on Monday urged Tripoli's residents to "fully cooperate with the army in order to restore security." "Security in the city of Tripoli is a red line," said Kabbara, reciting a statement issued after a meeting for Tripoli's dignitaries at his residence. The conferees called on the army and security forces to "fully practice their role in restoring security, preventing any violations and creating a safe environment in the city, especially with the advent of the Eid al-Adha holiday." They stressed that "any security chaos does not serve the cause of the sovereign forces, but rather the interests of those plotting against Leb." "The army will restore security and we urge Tripoli's residents to fully comply with security forces and deal with things wisely, because security forces will start erecting checkpoints in Tripoli and staging patrols to arrest anyone who disrupts security," said the statement. The rival districts have been gripped by frequent fighting between pro- and anti-Assad supporters as tensions spilled across the border from Syria, reflecting a split between Leb's parties where the March 14-led opposition backs the revolt in Syria, while a ruling coalition led by Hizbullah supports the Damascus ...Capital of the last remaining Baathist regime in the world... regime. The Army Command on Tuesday announced that army units placed in durance vile Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! around 100 gunnies, including 34 Syrians and four Paleostinians, in a security sweep in Beirut and Tripoli. "Army units deployed in the areas that witnessed unrest over the past few days continued implementing the security plan laid out by the Command to suppress the presence of gunnies on the streets and confront any shooting, rioting or attacks against citizens' properties," the Army Command said in a statement. "These units continue to raid the hideouts of the gunnies in Beirut and Tripoli in order to restore full calm in the two cities," it added, revealing that "around 100 gunnies were placed in durance vile Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! , including 34 Syrians and four Paleostinians." "A quantity of weapons, ammunition and military gear was seized, while 15 army troops were maimed by the gunnies's gunfire, including two officers," the statement added. The Army Command stressed on Monday that Leb's security is a "red line" and that it will take strict measures against all those who are targeting security. |
| Posted by:Fred |