... the Grand Vizier of the Hezbullies...
on Thursday noted that the "response" to the deadly blast that rocked the party's Haret Hreik stronghold earlier in the day must happen through "political understanding and the quick formation of a national unity cabinet."
"The criminal bombing that occurred in Dahieh today is part of a series and we cannot tackle it as a separate or extraordinary act," Qassem told al-Manar television, noting that "the bombing targeted ordinary people and not Hizbullah."
"Hizbullah will not trade accusations and will not respond to the allegations," added Qassem.
He warned that "everyone will drink from the bitter cup of the criminal scheme and the response must take place through political understanding and the quick formation of a national unity cabinet."
"We are keen on the country's stability and safety and we won't heed the nervous statements of some parties. This country is not a farm for anyone and no one can eliminate the other," Hizbullah's number two went on to say.
He cautioned that "Leb will head to destruction if there is no political understanding," pointing out that "we cannot save it if we don't close ranks."
"If some parties don't want to acknowledge this, it means that they will drag the country into destruction," Qassem said.
Earlier on Thursday, at least four people were killed and 77 others maimed in a car kaboom that rocked the Beirut southern suburb of Haret Hreik, a Hizbullah bastion.