Interior Minister Exonerates Hizbullah
Interior Minister Marwan Charbel stressed that Hizbullah was not involved in the bombing that shook Antelias last week and slammed the opposition for criticizing his statements on the blast.
“Hizbullah is innocent and has nothing to do with the bombing,” Charbel told al-Liwaa daily in remarks published Wednesday.
“Would the opposition make me a hero if I accuse the party?” he wondered, asking whether he should have said that the explosion was a terrorist activity.
“I don’t understand why they want to push tourists out of the country,” Charbel said.
The Antelias bombing, which killed two people who were in possession of an explosive device, has ignited a trade of insults between pro-government forces and the opposition.
The March 14-led opposition has labeled the incident a terrorist act and accused the government of covering up for Hizbullah while the Shiite party said that the explosion was the result of a personal financial dispute.
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