3 People Arrested for Attacking Deacon in Lassa
The number of suspects arrested for assaulting a deacon and another man earlier this month in the predominantly Shiite town of Lassa rose to three after two more people admitted to the crime, the National News Agency reported Saturday.
NNA said that Rouwad al-Moqdad, 30, and Fares al-Moqdad, 28, were handed over to the military police after admitting that they were behind the assault on Deacon Tony Hakim and his companion Anis Daou on Aug. 20.
Security forces arrested two days ago Mohammed Itawi who also admitted to participating on the assault on Hakim as he escorted security forces to implement a judicial order to demolish illegal construction on land owned by the Maronite patriarchate.
The residents of Lassa, which lies in the district of Jbeil, are caught in a land dispute with the church. The March 14-led opposition accuses Hizbullah of allowing the residents to build on church land and providing a cover for the property violators.
NNA said that investigations are ongoing to find those who instigated the attack.
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