March 14 Lauds Tripoli Security Plan, Hopes All Wanted Suspects Will Be Arrested

The March 14 General Secretariat hailed on Wednesday the implementation of the security plan in Tripoli, hoping that it will put an end to the suffering in the northern city.

It hoped after its weekly meeting that the army and security forces will arrest all the wanted suspects, regardless of their affiliations, especially those behind the twin bombings of the Tawqa and al-Salam Mosques in August 2013.

It added: “The government's bold political decision to execute the plan aims at applying the law and meeting the demands of the residents of Tripoli who, for three years, have demanded that officials put an end to their suffering.”

The army and security forces kicked off on Tuesday a security plan in Tripoli aimed at putting a halt to the security unrest in the city, which has witnessed frequent gunbattles between the rival Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen neighborhoods.

The first step of the plan took place on Tuesday in Jabal Mohsen, which saw the arrest of some 75 suspects.

The second phase of the plan got underway on Wednesday in the Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood.

Commenting on parliament's three-day legislative session that started on Tuesday, the March 14 General Secretariat deemed the talks “as the first step for lawmakers to perform their constitutional and national duties.”

“They should complete these duties by staging the presidential elections on time in order to avoid vacuum,” it added.

Parliament should elect a president by May 25 when President Michel Suleiman's term ends.

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