Qabbani Urges Residents of North to Cooperate to Avert Unrest
Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani stressed on Saturday that Lebanon's security is linked to that of the northern city of Tripoli and the North.
He urged in a statement “the residents of the North to cooperate with each other in order to avoid steering Lebanon towards instability.”
“Lebanon is passing through critical conditions and it needs further cooperation between its citizens, state, and institutions,” he remarked.
The mufti emphasized the need to “wisely” deal with emergency issues “for the sake of maintaining the people's unity and avert strife.”
Six people, including a soldier, were killed in the latest round of clashes in Tripoli that broke out on Wednesday.
The gunfight erupted when a soldier was wounded along with his brother after gunmen entered the state hospital in the area of al-Qobbeh and opened fire at him.
Tripoli has been witnessing deadly clashes between supporters and opponents of the Damascus regime for several years now.
The fighting has centered between the rival Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen neighborhoods.
The majority of Bab al-Tabbaneh residents are Sunni and back the revolution against Syrian President Bashar Assad, while Jabal Mohsen's residents are mainly Alawites from Assad's sect.
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