Young Men from 'March 8 Parties' Attack ex-Minister Rahhal's House in W. Bekaa
Young men belonging to “March 8 political parties” on Sunday attacked the house of former environment minister Mohammed Rahhal, a member of al-Mustaqbal Movement, in the western Bekaa town of Jib Janine, An Nahar newspaper reported.
It said the mob threatened to kill the ex-minister and only dispersed when an army force arrived at the house.
“A group of young men belonging to March 8 parties attacked the house of former minister Mohammed Rahhal in Jib Janine, hurled a hand grenade outside the house and smashed a number of cars that were parked outside the building,” An Nahar said.
Rahhal told the newspaper that what happened on Sunday was not a new development.
“Since around a month ago, young men have been attacking my house and threatening to kill me,” he said.
“But today's incident crossed all limits after around 30 to 40 young men, including Syrians, opened fire in the vicinity of the house and tossed a hand grenade whose blast sound sparked panic among the members of my family,” Rahhal added.
He said even after contacting the Internal Security Forces, “these young men were not deterred.”
“They pledged to murder me and launched insults against me and my family whole the ISF and army were trying to rein them in,” Rahhal went on to say.
In remarks to Future TV, the former minister announced that he will file a lawsuit against “the well-known attackers.”
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