[An Nahar] The Mufti of 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...
and the North Sheikh Malek al-Shaar announced on Wednesday that he will not be returning to Leb from a trip to Europe after he has allegedly received death threats.
Radio Voice of Leb (93.3) said that the northern Mufti has been advised to stay abroad, in fear of an liquidation attempt against him.
"I am not coming back until issues are cleared up in Leb," al-Shaar told VDL.
VDL said al-Shaar was attending a conference in Vienna and then left for Gay Paree where he will reside until his return.
This news comes after festivities erupted in his city, Tripoli, between Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen leading to the death of seven people.
The festivities broke out over the weekend in wake of the announcement of the death of a number of Lebanese Islamist fighters, who mainly hail from the North, in the border region of Tall Kalakh in Syria on Friday.
Media outlets had conflicting information about the number of people who died and those who survived the attack.
While the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a group of 30 rebels "were caught in an ambush by government troops in the area of Tall Sarin near the town of Tall Kalakh", Voice of Leb radio (100.5) said the ambush left 20 Lebanese men dead, adding that they hail from Akkar's Fnaideq and Tripoli's Bab al-Tabbaneh and al-Mankoubin neighborhoods.