Mystery Shrouds Antelias Explosion
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An explosion that rocked the town of Antelias on Thursday was apparently the result of a personal dispute between car dealers. The blast killed two people who were in possession of an explosive device at the time of its detonation.
Interior Minister Marwan Charbel told the cabinet that the explosion was a result of a financial and personal dispute between several people, including some car dealers.
The two men, Hassan Nayef Nassar and Ihsan Ali Diya, were killed while pulling out the grenade detonator at a parking lot, he said.
Nassar hails from the village of Kfarhouna in Jezzine and resides there while Diya is from Bafleh in Tyre. However, he resides in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
Charbel stressed that the probe hasn’t revealed that a political or another known figure was targeted. Security forces are searching for a third person who is involved in the financial dispute, the minister said.
"Our investigation so far does not point to an act of sabotage," he told reporters.
In remarks to Voice of Lebanon radio station 100.5 on Friday, Charbel said that the victims most probably tried to plant the explosives device in the vehicle of a third person who owes them money.
However, a security source doubted the interior minister’s statement telling al-Liwaa daily that investigators were seeking to find a link between the location of the blast and the residence of Ralph Riachi, one of the Lebanese Judges at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. His home lies only 300 meters away.
Informed sources also told An Nahar newspaper that the discrepancy in the explanations and statements made over the explosion before the end of the probe raised doubts about the incident.
Media reports had said that State Shura Council Judge Albert Serhan was the likely target. His car was parked in the parking lot where the bomb blast went off.
But the judge denied that he was being targeted. "My son is an engineer and he parks his car in that lot, along with his colleagues, near their office," Serhan said.
"I have never been threatened nor does anyone in my family dabble in politics," he added.
12 August 2011, 08:11
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No more wavering. M14 and Silent majority must take courageous and unified stand as they did on March 13 with a clear and unambiguous message. As evidence is mounting that Antelias bomb is part of Hizb's long list of assassinations, including attempts on Murr and Hamade lives, M14 and Silent Majority should mimic Syrian courage and openly declare Hizbollah a criminal organization, demanding immediate resignation of all its members from cabinet and parliament, refusing any negotiation, and insisting on full disarming. A giant demonstration at Martyr Square to achieve these demands should be set for Sunday Aug 21, preceded on Sat by a human chain from Tripoli to Tyr in support of brave Syrians because we're both fighting the same evil of Basij/Mukhabarat. Sunday will be the day Shia are liberated. Half the speakers should be free Shia activists, intellectuals and politicians to provide a vision of a united Lebanon illuminating the path for freedom and democracy for Arabs and Persians.
12 August 2011, 08:57
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Only 300 metres? It could also have been an attempted assassination of the general Aoun... Because Aoun's Rabieh home is only 2klms away.
What would we do without our beloved sources.
12 August 2011, 09:42
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Lovely how we're meant to believe that people just walk around areas, far from their homes with hand grenades in their pockets that accidentally explode. The sad part is our ministry is in on this too, supporting Al Manar claims. With our blatant lies, we have begun mimicking the Syrian media with their 'armed gangs' stories. Since when is that much information about an explosion straight away leaked to the public? Its been years since all the rest of the explosions, and not one detail has been exposed. Now, as soon as one attempt goes sour, suddenly our security forces and ministers decide to become 'transparent' even within an hour or two from the explosion? Who are they kidding?
12 August 2011, 09:43
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It's good to know that we live in acountry where car dealers carry bombs...just in case the deal goes bad!!
Who are they kidding? Two shiite (sorry to say it) terrorists planting a bomb in the middle of metn, were either sent to kill someone, or were sent to be killed for knowing too much about a specific crime...tying up loose ends...
12 August 2011, 09:45
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LOL... Gebran sons, you are very entertaining. "human chain from Tripoli to Tyr". Classic!
12 August 2011, 10:30
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Thugs, Criminals, Chaotic country, arms trafficking, Lack of security, corruption, organized crime, weak government, social dilemma , etc.......Making these comments are totally legitimate and make you Lebanese human citizen who have all the right to criticize what happened..However, as some opinions sided with the sectarian media who, without having any valid source, described this "accident" as a terrorist plot organized by a "terrorist" sect...When a group of people take a stance without using their brain cells such phenomena means one thing:The Lebanese Monkeys are populating the banana republic...
Cheers
12 August 2011, 11:52
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like with the Estonian cyclists.. "Mystery" ... read Syrian Regime, and its tails in Lebanon, from hizballa to FPLP-GC to Jund el Sham, to 3isbat el Ansar, to Fat7 el Islam... many puppets, and the puppets master is still in Damascus, but not for long... the heroes of the Syrian people with dump him in the bin of history.
12 August 2011, 12:35
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le ministre de l'interieur a dit ce matin a la radio que ce n'est pas une grenade mais un enjin a attentat du type qui explose quand on ouvre une porte ou quand la roue tourne. on n'utilise pas cela pour menacer quelqu'un. on devient trop ridicules.
12 August 2011, 12:58
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And so? it is just a personal dispute, we should not give it an excessive dimension. Problems on cars and deals occur everyday. Don't politize everything.
12 August 2011, 13:04
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Hariri's Al Qaeda - Akkar and Tripoli Brigades are acting here at home now that they have failed to achieve their goals in Syria. The green light from their masters has finally been given. Brace yourselves for more, Lebanese.
12 August 2011, 13:50
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Hariri's Al Qaeda - Akkar and Tripoli Brigades are acting here at home now that they have failed to achieve their goals in Syria . The green light from their masters has finally been given . Brace yourselves for more , Lebanese because they are now using Iranian - Shiite Hezb terrorists to plant the bombs and kill Christians .
12 August 2011, 13:57
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"In remarks to Voice of Lebanon radio station 100.5 on Friday, Charbel said that the victims most probably tried to PLANT THE EXPLOSIVES DEVICE IN THE VEHICLE of a third person who owes them money." ... so when he spoke in cabinet yesterday he was just quoting Al Manar rather than stating facts, Charbel is almost as incompetent as Bassil... I said almost.
12 August 2011, 14:09
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"Charbel stressed that the probe hasn’t revealed that a political or another known figure was targeted."
This boob forgets that similar bombs planted, now we know, by the Iranian Shiite terrorist Hezb in New Jdeideh,Kaslik Sadd el-Bouchrieh, Broummana, Jounieh, Monot, Zalka, Jeitawi did not target anyone either they ment to terrorize Christians so to tool Aoun can claim that only the Iranian Shiite terrorist Hezb can protect them.
12 August 2011, 14:09
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@mrbrain
"two shiite terrorists = 2 terrorists that are shiites" this doesnt mean that it was organized by a "TERRORIST SECT"....common english
12 August 2011, 14:12
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"Don't politicize everything." LOL. Penischien, of all the taffeyét on Naharnet, you are my personal favourite.
12 August 2011, 14:22
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Charbel: "Our investigation so far does not point to an act of sabotage," ... "the victims most probably tried to plant the explosives device in the vehicle of a third person who owes them money." .. yup numbnut planting explosives under vehicles is not an act of sabotage, what a dud!
12 August 2011, 15:02
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@ le phenicien
It seems as if you lost track using many different names
12 August 2011, 15:16
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When you have a coup government that considers the truth to be an option, rather than an imperitive; that considers the law as something to be followed if there is personal gain and to be ignored if following will result in personal loss; that considers use of force of arms if there is no logic or reason to support a political position, how can Mr. Marwan Charbel be believed? And he is the Interior Minister.
Sure, his statement sounds like any number of statements that come from Hezbollah when these bombs go off in Dahieh and the Interior Ministry can't go there and Hezbollah says, it was an accident or some such other lame excuse. Now we have the official ministry that sounds just like Hezbollah when shia are involved with explosives in the Metn.
Its a shame and Gebran Sons of Cedars is correct -- time for Lebanon to join with the Syrian people to throw this mafia government off of Lebanon's neck.
12 August 2011, 15:20
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When you have a coup government that considers the truth to be an option, rather than an imperitive; that considers the law as something to be followed if there is personal gain and to be ignored if following will result in personal loss; that considers use of force of arms if there is no logic or reason to support a political position, how can Mr. Marwan Charbel be believed? And he is the Interior Minister.
Sure, his statement sounds like any number of statements that come from Hezbollah when these bombs go off in Dahieh and the Interior Ministry can't go there and Hezbollah says, it was an accident or some such other lame excuse. Now we have the official ministry that sounds just like Hezbollah when shia are involved with explosives in the Metn.
Its a shame and Gebran Sons of Cedars is correct -- time for Lebanon to join with the Syrian people to throw this mafia government off of Lebanon's neck.
12 August 2011, 15:22
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@ado.australia
You see ado you've only earned thumbs down.
It is about time you considered to be pragmatic and receptive to new ideas.
12 August 2011, 15:35
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What a load of Hogwash!! This is just one more prime example of the uslessness of this Hezbollah Syria Vichi government in protecting the Lebanese from the criminal terrorist Iranian organization terror campain."Personal Dispute" my A** !! Again this is nothing short than a futile and desperate terror campain by the criminal filthy militia Hezb Ebola to try to bully and intimidate the Christians into submission, by doing so they have for the Nth time exposed themselves to all the free Lebanese for the Cancer that has been eating away at Lebanon for thirty years. Well they do have another thing (or things...) coming. Of course all these puppet politicians in the current Vichi government will have to answer to the free Lebanese in the end. They are not being paid to be the sub servient slaves to a criminal organization and cover up their crimes but to serve and protect the people. All these incompetent at best and complaisant at worst so called leaders have to be brought to account!!!
12 August 2011, 15:36
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There is no mystery there.
2 Hizubullah agents were trying to boobytrap a car..even pros make mistakes.
It doesn't have to be an assasination attempt. Most of the explosions that occurred in 2005 & 2006 like Brummana, Bauchrieh, Zouk, Ashrafieh, Aley, and Verdun blasts (to name a few) did not target anyone, all were aimed at terrorizing people without targeting anyone in particular.
Remember, Syria & Hizb's Message is "Choose between Justice or Mayhem" this is just a failed attempt to show what mayhem will look like.
Hizb wants to convince the other camp to drop the tribunal or they will face car bombs....Syria also is in on it, showing western states that if Syrian Regime is threatened it could stirr troubles to everyone around it.
And to all the Aounis, haven't you seen that most of the Hizb's terroristizing blast occurr in Christian areas, so wake up, and stop following that lunatic that keeps providing cover for their murderous act.
12 August 2011, 16:47
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Really? I could understand the suggestion that it was a personal dispute if they had say a handgun or a knife as a weapon but a grenade....really? Is this some kind of a common practice - 'oh I think I'll carry a grenade in my pocket in case I meet up with someone with which I have a personal dispute'. There is a phrase that goes where there is smoke, there is fire. The other part of this situation that makes it very suspicious is that they just 'happened' to be next to a car of a judge. What are the odds? In the words of Judge Judy (she arbitrates on an American court show), "if it doesn't make sense, it isn't true." Nuff said.
12 August 2011, 17:56
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Trigger you are a Lebanese monkey ....you should be proud with the title..
13 August 2011, 00:50
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Mystery, what mystery? Two Islamic Resistance in Lebanon terrorists try to plant a bomb in a parking lot in Antelias to terrorize the population, the bomb accidentally blows up killing them both, end of mystery.
