Faisal Karami Urges State to Fight Arms Proliferation
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Youth and Sports Minister Faisal Karami urged the state on Saturday to put an end to arms proliferation following an attack on his convoy in the northern city of Tripoli.
In remarks to visiting delegations, Karami played down Friday's assault that erupted after gunmen from the neighborhood of Bab al-Tabbaneh demanding the release of Islamists held in Roumieh prison clashed with his bodyguards and then tossed a grenade at the convoy, setting a four-wheeler on fire.
The incident left 11 people, including four of his bodyguards, injured.
Karami reiterated that he wasn't the target of an assassination attempt and stressed that officials should seek for the stability and security of Tripoli.
He praised his father former Prime Minister Omar Karami for announcing on Friday that the family did not hold any grudges against anyone.
Karami the elder “was able to contain the shock,” the minister said.
The state “should learn a lesson from yesterday's incident and put an end to arms proliferation,” he said.
According to LBCI TV, Karami has vowed to cover the medical expenses of his bodyguards and the Bab al-Tabbaneh protestors who were injured in the clash.
On scores of Islamists held in Roumieh, Karami said they are captives and not prisoners.
The gunmen who attacked the convoy were on Friday heading to Tripoli’s Abdul Hamid Karami square to stage a sit-in after prayers in solidarity with the inmates.
19 January 2013, 13:09
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strange....but faisal karami is a minister in hizballah gvmt...the gvmt of arms
19 January 2013, 14:09
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He's armed, why shouldn't e Islamists be armed as well? Hezbollah is armed, why shouldn't arme ourselves to defend ourselves from the Farsi shabiha dictatorship?
19 January 2013, 16:25
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funny how he never asked for that when M14 people got shot but an m8er is aimed at he cries...
then start by asking the disarmemant of hezbollah to set the good example!!!!
19 January 2013, 19:12
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Youth and Sports Minister Faisal Karami urged the state on Saturday to put an end to arms proliferation following an attack on his convoy in the northern city of Tripoli..........we have been saying that since 2005, the difference is YOU WANT ONLY THE OTHERS TO DISARM.
19 January 2013, 19:14
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The state “should learn a lesson from yesterday's incident and put an end to arms proliferation,” he said..................
Disagree, the State should have learned the lesson right after the assassination of Harriri (I would have said even earlier than that but back then the State was SYRIA not Lebanon).
19 January 2013, 19:17
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According to LBCI TV, Karami has vowed to cover the medical expenses of his bodyguards and the Bab al-Tabbaneh protestors who were injured in the clash..............
I am sure he earned every Penney with hard work and sweat (same goes for all other Shark Politicians "ex- Warlords"). He is willing to spend some of the people stolen money, nice guy.
20 January 2013, 00:44
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As far as I can tell if you put your eggs in either M8 or M14 basket and have any faith in either you are a lost cause....both are opportunistic and don't stand for anything other than their immediate self interest and preservation - there is nothing they do that is in the national interest.
20 January 2013, 16:56
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man you should get ur news right!!!! faisal karami's body guard tried to open the way and when he failed he shot twice in the air. then the other side shot in the air. thats how it started. baddon yeklo ras l nes
