Hizbullah Denies Security Breach as Fneish Says Blast Aims at Destabilizing Country
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Hizbullah caretaker Minister of State for Administrative Reform Mohammad Fneish considered on Wednesday that the blast that targeted Bir al-Abed neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburbs aims at destabilizing Lebanon's civil peace.
“The culprits aim at moving security violations from an area to another across Lebanon and to create sedition and a sectarian rift among Muslims in particular,” Fneish told al-Joumhouria newspaper published on Wednesday.
Sources close to the party told As Safir newspaper that the explosion is a “coward act” that targeted a residential area, ruling out reports that it's a security breach to Hizbullah.
At least 53 people were wounded in the explosion that was caused by a booby-trapped vehicle in the Hizbullah Stronghold neighborhood.
“The attack didn't target any (Hizbullah) figure or center for the party,” the sources said, pointing out that the party boosted security near the houses of its leadership and its headquarters.
“It's normal that cars park at a parking lot,” the sources said.
Informed security sources told As Safir that preliminary reports are based on the footage taken by nearby security cameras.
A security source also told the daily that a western security apparatus informed Lebanese security agencies days before the blast that an extremist group is plotting to carry out a bombing in Beirut's southern suburbs.
Hizbullah sources told As Safir that the ongoing provocation against Hizbullah and its arms paved the way for such acts.
The sources noted that Takfiri groups might be responsible for the the blast over Hizbullah's involvement in the battles in the neighboring country Syria.
Officially neutral in Syria's conflict, Lebanon is deeply divided into pro- and anti-Assad camps.
Hizbullah and its allies back President Bashar Assad, who adheres to the Alawite offshoot of Shiite Islam, while the Sunni-led opposition supports rebels seeking his ouster.
For his part, Fneish praised in comments in al-Joumhouria the March 14 alliance's swift condemnation for the attack.
He described the coalition's stance as importance, calling on the March 14 officials to reconsider their rhetoric.
10 July 2013, 10:09
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There will be no stability in Lebanon as long as Nasrallah and his gang insist that they control the country. I just don't see how we could live with their dogmatism and I am feeling more and more that the country needs to be divided. Our kids are growing up with total uncertainty about the future kermal 3youn Khamanei.
10 July 2013, 10:13
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The rocket fell in a car dealership and the car bomb in a parking lot. The perpetrator obviously did not want to cause damage. It could be anyone's doing: Syria (a la Samaha), Israel (why not), Nusra (they would have wanted to kill more people though), FSA (possible), etc. Bottom line is that none of that would have happened had Hezb not gotten involved in Syria.
10 July 2013, 11:09
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RFT.. obviously you didn't get the point. I won't bother explaining to you.
10 July 2013, 13:04
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"3aw 3aws"? what are you? 4 years old? your vocabulary is almost as pathetic as your analyses
10 July 2013, 15:21
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I agree with mowaten, please use "proper vocabulary"...
Allow me to correct him mowaten. What he means is if only the March 8th DOGS on here !
10 July 2013, 16:07
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wow, thanks Zabree. it's not less pathetic, but at least now it doesnt sound like a child talking.
10 July 2013, 17:29
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why dont yuou see how many times your alter ego FT used this name in the past week.
i didnt see you bothered
10 July 2013, 13:04
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great! that's exactly the feeling we want israelis to have when they see him. thanks for confirming he is a living nightmare for you guys :)
10 July 2013, 13:38
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doesnt matter, as long as he makes you sick to your stomach, i leave the philosophical interpretation to you.
(at least you're not denying you're israeli this time, that's good)
10 July 2013, 15:23
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I was actually excited when I first saw his pic, I thought he died in the explosion :)
10 July 2013, 16:05
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and then you woke up and were very disappointed, weren't you? poor little thing :)
10 July 2013, 13:21
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“It's normal that cars park at a parking lot”
and is there a reason why someone needed to mention this?
10 July 2013, 13:57
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have you seen the way lebanese park their cars? it might be a public education program :)
11 July 2013, 02:01
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I am not sure if the parking is worse than their driving or the other way around.
10 July 2013, 22:10
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So why is Hezbollah taking down the surveillance cameras in the blast area? Isn't that a function of the ISF to investigate the blast? What is Hezbollah trying to hide? The identity of the person who parked the red car in the lot that blew up? Maybe he was a Hezbollah member, do you think? I smell a rat. Must be King Rat trying to spred his poisonous sectarian venom trying to work his people up to continue to give blind support though Lebanese are returning from Syria in wooden boxes.
11 July 2013, 01:56
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Neither the West nor the U.S. give a damn about religion or prefer one religious group over the other when it comes to foreign policy.
11 July 2013, 02:15
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I come to the same conclusion re. the alleged 2006 Israeli war. Who really benefited? H.A., yes furthering their image as heroes of the resistance and secure more seats in government parliament and portfolios. Israel, yes Lebanon was pushed back conservatively another "5" years and still divided pointing guns against each other. Iran, yes their proxy army proclaims victory and further Iran's agenda. The Palestinian issue was not resolved, and their camps full of arms.
