March 14 Voices 'Constant Readiness to Mobilize against Sectarian Incitement'

The March 14 General Secretariat renewed on Wednesday its assertion that eliminating illegitimate arms will lead to stability in Lebanon.

It voiced after its weekly meeting “its constant readiness to mobilize in any region, city, or village to confront the plot to incite sectarianism among the Lebanese as had recently happened in the northern city of Tripoli.”

They expressed their commitment to “liberating Lebanon from the occupation of illegitimate arms through Lebanese civil resistance.”

This resistance will be carried out by local Lebanese residents and by expatriates, explained the General Secretariat.

Addressing government formation efforts, it stated that a new cabinet “can only be built on principles stipulated in the Baabda Declaration that calls for Lebanon to keep a distance from regional conflicts and to implement international resolutions.”

Unknown assailants torched on Friday Father Ibrahim Sarrouj's historical al-Saeh Library in Tripoli after reports claimed that he had published an article deemed insulting to Islam.

Bashir Hazzouri, an employee at the library, was shot and wounded on Thursday in the old souks of Tripoli.

Al-Saeh Library is considered one of the most renowned libraries in Tripoli and the second largest in Lebanon.

Sarrouj says the library contains more than 80,000 books.

Political and religious figures from Tripoli were quick to condemn the incident, saying that it contradicts Islam and that the city will remain that of coexistence.