Kabbara Demands Security Plan in Baalbek against the 'Terrorist Party'
Al-Mustaqbal bloc MP Mohammed Kabbara Saturday called on concerned authorities to “hurry up” and adopt a security plan in the Bekaa city of Baalbek to protect the people against Hizbullah.
“We demand a security plan in Baalbek to protect the people against the terrorist party that conducted an attack to eradicate our people from the Bekaa,” Kabbara said in a released statement, referring to Hizbullah.
The statement was released after a meeting of the Islamic National Gathering following deadly clashes that erupted on Saturday between Hizbullah and the Shiyyah clan in Baalbek.
The fighting, in which light arms were used, killed at least five people and set several shops ablaze.
The statement continued: “Their goal is to eradicate our people from Baalbek and eastern Bekaa through killing them, attacking their residences, setting their properties on fire and abducting their kids.”
The conferees criticized the army for “not hurrying up to protect the victims.”
“The army did not act similarly to what it did in Beirut's southern suburbs through applying a security plan,” they said.
“It looks like the military institution cares about protecting the terrorist party, not the people.”
“We call on concerned authorities to hurry up in prosecuting the attackers in Baalbek and to apply a security plan in the city that truly aims at protecting the people,” they added.
The statement considered that what is taking place in Baalbek is “a test to the security bodies' intentions and to their capability to protect the oppressed instead of the tyrants.”
The statement also held Hizbullah accountable for instability in Lebanon.
The gathering announced that it will continue to follow up on the developments in the Bekaa city, as well as on the application of a security plan in the northern city of Tripoli.
The military institution announced after Bekaa's clashes its deployment in the area, vowing to prosecute all outlaws and to prevent all armed appearances in the city.
It also urged citizens to cooperate with the army's troops and with security forces.
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