Report: Al-Qaida Scheming for Simultaneous Attacks on Dahiyeh during Hizbullah Rally
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Investigations with the prominent member of the al-Qaida-affiliated Abdullah Azzam Brigades, Naim Abbas, have led to unveiling a terrorist attack planned to happen on Sunday, al-Joumhouria newspaper reported.
According to a report published by the daily on Friday, the extremist group was planning to detonate an explosive-laden vehicle near Hizbullah's al-Manar television in Jnah neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburbs.
The report continues that at the same time another huge explosion was set to occur in the area between Ghoubairi and Shiyyah neighborhoods, Hizbullah's strongholds, which would lead to the collapse of several buildings.
The Dahiyeh will at the same time be targeted with four rockets, simultaneously, suicide bombers would detonate while people are trying to save the casualties, thus inflicting more damage and loss in lives.
The army succeeded on Wednesday in arrested Abbas and seizing two booby-trapped cars in Beirut and the Bekaa.
Informed sources told al-Joumhouria that Abbas has cooperated with the army immediately after his arrest.
Hizbullah was set to hold a rally on Sunday to mark the death of three of the group leaders including its top military commander Imad Mughniyeh.
Nasrallah is expected to give an annual speech, however, the rally was canceled to safeguard hundreds of supporters who usually attended it in the party's stronghold south of Beirut.
The cancellation appears to be related to a wave of bombings in Hizbullah's strongholds around Lebanon that left scores of people dead over the past months.
A security source described Abbas in comments published in As Safir newspaper as “a technical-operational mind and a cautious personality.”
The source said that the testimonies of Abbas compel security forces to follow up the matter thoroughly.
14 February 2014, 08:36
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"another huge explosion was set to occur in the area between Ghoubairi and Shiyyah neighborhoods, Hizbullah's strongholds, which would lead to the collapse of several buildings."
Heart breaking.... How sad!!!
14 February 2014, 08:36
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"Nasrallah is expected to give an annual speech, however, the rally was canceled to safeguard hundreds of supporters who usually attended it in the party's stronghold south of Beirut."
Damn it I was looking forward to another brainwashing session.
14 February 2014, 12:26
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Yes his statement was very elegantly worded. Reflects your sullen morals and manners. +1000000
14 February 2014, 11:41
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hello @gonzaleshot: it seems you're new here. I want to welcome you to the forum along with all your aliases and look forward to more great comments from you. BTW, do you have any Mexican roots?
14 February 2014, 12:34
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oh! hezbi had to cancel their Munich style rally! what a pity...
14 February 2014, 13:59
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(1) This forum is for debating, not debasing as now has come the norm here. debate, don't debase. We, forum members are doing exactly what our diverse politicians want us to do, never agree on anything. Did we ever agree on this forum? hell no, I can travel to Kathmandu and stay there for months, I'll come back to Beirut, and without any doubt, the scenery of this forum will remain exactly as I would have left it, the same usual barrage of attacks from one side to the other and vice versa. I am in no doubt at all, that if instead of this sorry state that gripes this forum as it does others, we debated and contributed to a healthy exchange of views, then quite possibly as Lebanese, we could soon enough draw ourselves out of this state of Limbo. H
14 February 2014, 14:00
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(2). However, how long would it survive, this unity, 24 hours, 48? One sitting before our favorite TV station would return us back to zero, and the next day it would all start over again. The score? Politicians 99, the People 1. Good work guys, (tap on the back, or pat of the head).
14 February 2014, 15:40
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More like a cancer that requires immediate radiotherapy followed by chemo
14 February 2014, 16:19
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There is good and bad in this article. The good is that despite the fact that Hezbollah is acting outside of the law by participating in the Syrian War and has earned the retribution that the Islamic extremists who are participating in that war are ready, willing and able to inflict on Hezbollah, the security institutions of the Republic of Lebanon nevertheless continue to do their jobs to protect the people and property of the Dahieyh. Lebanese are Lebanese and all equally deserve the protection of the state.
14 February 2014, 16:20
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The bad part of this article is that it spares the Hezbollah leadership from paying the consequences of their bad decision to have participated in the Syrian War against the consensus represented by the Baabad Declaration. Bad conduct which goes unpunished only produces more bad conduct.
This gives Hezbollah unwarranted license to continue in its participation in Syria and thus provoking more acts and attempted acts of retribution by Islamic extremists on Lebanese soil and against Lebanese people.
The proper solution is for Hezbollah to submit to the law of the country that hosts its existence, the Republic of Lebanon.
14 February 2014, 18:16
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like the movie "men in black" with will smith, the ladies in the picture look like "women in black" staring el sayyed hassan nasrallah of iran.
14 February 2014, 20:32
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When Hafez al Assad ascertained power he realized his power wouldn't last. Sectarian divisions were too high in Syria in the early 70s and he would be overthrown like so many predecessors. Hence he identified a populous with a potential for extremism through un-education. The poorest in Lebanon - the Shiaa, as sad as that sounds. He put the gears in motion for civil war in Lebanon and when the end was reached and Lebanon was in ruins, his army was conveniently responsible for ensuring the destruction of all Lebanese militia weapons. By this he ensured that Hezbollah would be strengthened and remain the obstacle for a nation with such awesome potential it scared him. Hezbollah supporters are yet to see this... but in due time they will and it starts now.
14 February 2014, 20:38
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The Dahyeh has become a little Iran growing within our country. You walk around and see flags of Iran and flags of Hezbollah, but surprisingly, no flags of Lebanon. These people aren't Lebanese. They don't act in the interest of the Lebanese. They act in the interest of Iran. So while the Iranians sit cozily in their country, they enable a bunch of uneducated extremists (yes extremists in their own right) to ruin our country. They accuse everybody else of being Saudi minions or the like, but I ask, what has Iran done for the Dahyeh? Comparable to what Saudi did with Solidere? Don't think so. While Saudi has pumped money into our economy, Iran has pumped weapons into Lebanon and not to the government of course. The Dahyeh could be fixed up, but they don't care for the comfort of Lebanese people, they care for power and made it a worse dump where women can't walk without covering every inch of their bodies and everything seems dead.
14 February 2014, 20:39
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Iran drags Lebanon further into the isolation Iran seems to pride itself on, and of course, this is because everybody is on Israel's side and Israel is totally evil. Well Israel never did to the Syrians in all its existence what Hezbollah has done to the Syrians in a matter of months. Israel won't eliminate Hezbollah because the people that support Hezb can't see that they both are on the same side with their main end goal: to ruin Lebanon. When Hezbollah goes, we will have peace and we will get stronger and stronger and stronger till we are so strong as a country with such a capable army that Israel WILL actually attack us out of fear. Maybe we might win then as well. This is the inevitable future of our country.
14 February 2014, 20:46
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I am done. I just wish to say that people are obviously going to have things to argue with my opinion, but I've heard them all. Hezbollah protects Lebanon. The argument being: We attack Syria (for no direct benefit to Lebanon) and Lebanon gets bombed. Where's the logic? These people are human right? There's no benefit to them, no benefit to anybody else. In the end, when you corner a Hezbollah supporter they will tell you: "Fine. We're doing what we want for our benefit and nobody else's, but we have the guns, so you can shut up", and that's the sad truth. There are two solutions to our Hezbollah problem. One, we divide the state and protect ourselves. A secular society vs. an extremist society. Or two, we abolish them. Both are unlikely. We need an Ataturk I'm afraid. It would be Ataleb though right? :P
