Qaouq: Syrian Gunmen Must Withdraw from Lebanon before Hizbullah Pulls out from Syria
Hizbullah official Sheikh Nabil Qaouq urged on Saturday the March 14 camp to realize the dangerousness of “Israeli takfiri terrorism” and lift their protection off Syrian gunmen in Lebanon.
He remarked: “The other camp should demand the withdrawal of Syrian gunmen from Lebanon before demanding the pull out of Hizbullah from Syria.”
The withdrawal is a positive step towards saving Lebanon, he added.
He also criticized the political pressure and meddling whenever the army arrests a Syrian gunman or members of al-Qaida.
“These demands are a real violation of Lebanon's sovereignty and security and contradict the other camp's calls for keeping the country away from regional disputes,” Qaouq said.
Addressing Tuesday's bombing near the Iranian embassy in Beirut's Bir Hassan neighborhood, he remarked: “Some Lebanese sides' justification of this crime at a time when it was internationally condemned places them in the same camp as the takfiris and terrorists.”
“Lebanon has entered a new phase in light of the Bir Hassan bombing,” he warned.
“The terrorist takfiris and Israelis have grown desperate after their failure in Syria and they now seek to cause chaos in Lebanon,” explained the Hizbullah official.
He warned Lebanese powers of exploiting the Bir Hassan bombing “because this phase cannot support statements of incitement, but it requires a united national stance aimed at confronting the takfiri terrorist threat that is targeting the whole of Lebanon.”
Twenty-five people were killed and over 145 wounded in twin bombings near the Iranian embassy in the Hizbullah stronghold of Bir Hassan.
An al-Qaida-affiliated group, the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it is aimed at pressuring Hizbullah to withdraw its fighters from Syria.
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