Grief and Pride as Sea of Mourners Bids Farewell to Slain al-Manar Reporter
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
The northern Bekaa town of Shaath, al-Manar TV and Hizbullah bid farewell Tuesday to slain reporter Hamza al-Hajj Hassan, in an emotional funeral that was attended by thousands of mourners.
The reporter's coffin, draped in a yellow Hizbullah flag, moved slowly from the Dar al-Hikma Hospital in Baalbek to the cemetery of the town. Some mourners fired their machineguns in the air, despite calls to the contrary from organizers and the journalist's uncle.
Simultaneously, Hajj Hassan's relatives, friends and a number of Hizbullah supporters were gathering in Shaath to bid him the last goodbye.
As the marchers moved forward slowly, women and the reporter's mother and sister broke in tears and loud speakers played Hizbullah chants and religious hymns.
The mourners shouted defiant slogans, vowing to continue the path of “resistance and jihad.”
The 27-year-old Hajj Hassan, who joined al-Manar's staff in 2009, was killed Monday along with cameraman Mohammed Mantash and technician Halim Allaw when their TV convoy came under gunfire in the Syrian Christian town of Maalula.
They were covering the Syrian army's recapture of the historic town from rebel hands.
After head of Hizbullah's politburo Sayyed Ibrahim Amin al-Sayyed prayed over his body, Hajj Hassan was laid to rest at Shaath's graveyard.
Meanwhile, the southern town of Kfarsir organized a funeral for cameraman Mohammed Mantash, while the technician Halim Allaw will be buried on Wednesday.
Al-Manar, which is owned by Hizbullah, said that the cars of its team were clearly marked with press signs, blaming “armed groups” for the attack.
The instrumental assistance of Hizbullah -- which has sent thousands of fighters into Syria -- has helped Syrian forces recapture most towns in the Qalamoun and Qusayr regions near the border with Lebanon.
Y.R.
M.T.
15 April 2014, 18:12
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pride for what ? with his constant lying ? for his khomeynist propaganda ? for covering assad killings of kids with sarin ?
He died a stupid soldier of Khamenei...
15 April 2014, 18:42
715
I cannot get over my grief, my pain, my sorrow at the loss of these heroes. They sacrificed themselves so we can live. I cannot travel.... I am emotionally drained...I am delaying my trip until I can get over this loss. Am I being emotional here?
16 April 2014, 02:38
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why do you want him to quit his job? he needs to feed his family the Chicklets his kids sell cant feed them alone
15 April 2014, 18:22
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They were killed by the Regime... No opposition forces were in Maaloula...the disagreements between the regime and Hizb el thugs have surfaced recently..
I am personally against killing reporters..but these were not peaceful reporters reporting the truth, but militia men whose job is sot spread lies and filthy propaganda..I have no sympathy for them and I wish all their like meet the same fate
15 April 2014, 18:23
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Since when do "journalists" take pictures in camouflage suits carrying rockets and smiling?
15 April 2014, 18:34
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his mother did not send him to kill women and children and make movies of their death. Hence, your wishes do not apply.
16 April 2014, 01:16
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It is called Google learn how to use it. As to mandatory camo suit since when was this I have never seen a reporter wear a camo suit unless they are military. Now get your rear ready for Hamza's rocket...
15 April 2014, 18:31
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"The mourners shouted defiant slogans, vowing to continue the path of “resistance and jihad.”
May all your days be Jihad, May all your life be resistance, May you stay in mourning!
15 April 2014, 18:37
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we must accept the idea that iran is playing the game in an extremely intelligent way: all we see on a daily basis , perhaps hourly basis,lebanese and iraki shiite coffins, is there any iranian casualties?..just asking
15 April 2014, 18:39
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All of a sudden FT and his aliases disappeared. He must be in baalback mouning his brother al-hajj.
And yes I know this terrorist was banned.
15 April 2014, 18:53
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May all their mothers feel the pain and suffering of what his mother is feeling right now.
15 April 2014, 18:55
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Their families willingly send them to Syria to kill civilians. It is their Jihadist duty as the article clearly says. Her pain is not my concern.
15 April 2014, 18:59
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i hope the cedar tree will carry your stunk carcass to the hell as soon as possible
15 April 2014, 19:07
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what are you boycotting? civilization? life? prosperity? peace? democracy? fun? happiness?
15 April 2014, 19:12
715
@flamethrower: Please, refrain from using insults and explicits on the forum and specifically at these very difficult and somber moments. I have 3 choices: report you, vote you down, or do both. However, I am not going to do any of the aforementioned in the hope my sign of goodwill may serve as an incentive for you to improve your online social skills.
15 April 2014, 19:18
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@Jaafar: Maybe the guy owns a Samsung Galaxy tab pro, why rush to judgement?!
15 April 2014, 19:21
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@leb_roar: What did Mr. Ziad Baroud tell you in confidence at the Black Tie dinner party?
15 April 2014, 19:26
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You and your friend flamethrower are despicable. You thrive on insults and disruption.
15 April 2014, 19:58
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may they rest in peace, and may this demonstration of support make you realize that these men are defending a people, and that people knows and is grateful for it.
who mourns the takfiris? even their parents disown them and spit on their graves.
15 April 2014, 20:05
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I don't agree with HA arms or HA in Syria. Assad may have killed many Lebanese while occupying our country for little reason. However, I do not believe this guy was a terrorist. Also, what has HA done that makes it a terrorist group. What did this poor cameraman do? I agree with that the HA population should use our Lebanese flag more through.
15 April 2014, 20:46
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compare Hamza al-Hajj Hassan's funeral to Gebran Tueni's funeral, may he rest in peace, and you can see without a doubt that HA is a state within a state. It is clear that his loss only affected HA and no one else. Not even the rest of the M8 gang. Did any of them even attend the funeral?
15 April 2014, 22:21
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that is true my friend but if the Roman empire can fall so can these insignificant little ants (relatively speaking of course). Their day will come.
15 April 2014, 21:28
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wow
you guys are more aggressive than before.. is it full moon pr the lunar eclipse that is making you so wild??
15 April 2014, 21:30
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Question for you guys
I noticed from your above posts that you guys seem to know or guess each other several aliases....lol
so why do you keep using aliases? funny huh????
15 April 2014, 22:07
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the roar
same here I was I am and will be coolmec
no need for aliases. Also I don't know how or if Naharnet can control that, I mean it is similar on yahoo or aol whereby several aliases are used....
15 April 2014, 22:11
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so if i understand your logic well Mr boycott , you are not here to read naharnet as it is a piece of sh... in your eyes. then why are you wasting your time? just to post against those who do not share your views? because i haven't seen you criticize the articles and tell in what they are a piece of sh... as you claim. now, that would be interesting to know. but i guess you have not got the arguments necessary for that, right?
you give a very nice portray of how hezbi lovers think and behave! LOL you do the exact same thing as those you criticize, so it makes you no better... ever thought of that? LOL
15 April 2014, 21:41
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100% kaman...so according to your logic: FSA-100% Saudi, Al-Kussra-100% Qatari, Al-Kussra in Libnan-100% Geagea
15 April 2014, 22:08
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@boycottnaharnet
actually after reading your posts above I am surprised that they have not deleted it yet
15 April 2014, 23:59
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boycottnaharnet
I think it defeats the purpose of a forum if some post(s) are deleted. A forum is a place where people share debate their political point of view with the first and foremost 2 conditions
1- No one should be deleted irrespective of his her political affiliation
2- the debate should remain civilized and courteous
unfortunately it is not the casehere
18 April 2014, 20:17
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Frankenstein, here is one example, there are plenty more. The exact term used is shee3a!!! ولاتكونوا من المشركين 30:31
30:32 من الذين فرقوا دينهم وكانوا شيعا كل حزب بما لديهم فرحون
Sorry couldnt find it in farsi but you can ask someone who speaks arabic (preferably not a HA liar). Now you show me where Ali and the rest of your imaginary holy imams (who were not shia and have nothing tol do with you) are mentioned in the Quran? They arent mentioned a single time, not one time! Take your isil and ha interpretations and throw them in a wall. The quran is clear unless you dont believe in it, like your scholars?
16 April 2014, 03:20
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Veritas, taqiya does not exist in Islam, only in shiaiasm. Kindly, dont confuse these two religions. Islam allows one thing which is if someone puts a sword to your head telling you to say your arent muslim or die, then we can "lie" and say we arent Muslim. This is only when one is threatened by direct harm however one can not lie for fun or decieve when ones life isent in danger. This however is a huge part of shiaism. It is a virtue even. They dont do it for security reasons, they do it in order to get allies, to get people to hate their enemies, to make their sect look good etc, in other words for selfish reasons.
The Quran specifically forbids us from being shia, it forbids us from self-harm, from lying, from asking the dead among other things that shia do religiously. Islam and Shiaism have similarities just like Christianity and Judaism have similarities but they arent the same regardless of what the shia hijackers of our name say.
16 April 2014, 03:29
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retarded roar, we are not at war with anyone. as much as you want to believe, we are not fighting against you terrorists in combat. we are against your backwards views and uneducated thinking. go read a book
16 April 2014, 13:34
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Not a single Lebanese flag in the picture above.
Shows that Hezbollah and their BS resistance has nothing to do with Lebanon !
He died for Syria!
18 April 2014, 20:19
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Frankenstein, here is one example, there are plenty more. The exact term used is shee3a!!! ولاتكونوا من المشركين 30:31
30:32 من الذين فرقوا دينهم وكانوا شيعا كل حزب بما لديهم فرحون
Sorry couldnt find it in farsi but you can ask someone who speaks arabic (preferably not a HA liar). Now you show me where Ali and the rest of your imaginary holy imams (who were not shia and have nothing tol do with you) are mentioned in the Quran? They arent mentioned a single time, not one time! Take your isil and ha interpretations and throw them in a wall. The quran is clear unless you dont believe in it, like your scholars?
