March 14 Says Nabi Sheet Explosion Was 'Deliberate'
The Nabi Sheet explosion in a Hizbullah arms depot on Wednesday demonstrated the danger the party's weapons pose to Lebanon, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Thursday.
March 14 sources noted to the newspaper that the Hizbullah sought to demonstrate the power of the blast through the damage it caused, which is an indication that the explosion was deliberate.
They explained that in previous incidents, Hizbullah had sought to play down the severity of the explosion, but this time around it wanted to demonstrate its magnitude.
Furthermore, they noted that the blast took place less than 48 hours after Hizbullah's official announcement that one of its commanders was killed in the fighting raging in Syria.
“The development marks the end of the government's policy of disassociation from the Syrian crisis,” they added.
Prominent March 14 sources told An Nahar daily Thursday that cabinet “completely ignored” the explosion during its session on Wednesday, as well as the violation of its disassociation policy through the death of the Hizbullah commander in Syria.
They noted the lack of any official, security, or military presence in the town of Nabi Sheet on Wednesday in the aftermath of the explosion, except through a statement issued Wednesday night about army intelligence patrols in the region.
“The government will have to suffer the consequences of the incident, which will differ from the previous phase in Lebanon,” they said without elaborating.
“The opposition is beginning preparations to confront this reality,” they revealed.
The results of these preparations will be clear in a few days and they will be aimed at making the government assume its responsibilities towards the “dangerous” involvement in the Syrian crisis, they said.
Three Hizbullah fighters were killed and several other people wounded on Wednesday in a blast at a depot for old ammunition in the Bekaa town of Nabi Sheet, the party's media relations department said in a statement.
“The blast happened at a storehouse for old shells and ammunition and the remnants of the Israeli attacks on the area,” it added.
“This tragic explosion left three of our jihadist brothers martyred and several other people wounded,” Hizbullah stated, noting that “efforts are underway to address the incident's consequences in collaboration with the relevant authorities.”
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