Aoun: Dahieh Blast Should Motivate us to Form National Unity Government
Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun condemned on Friday the blast that took place in Beirut's southern suburb of Ruwais on Thursday, saying it should motivate leaders to form a new government.
He told OTV: “The attack may be a valid excuse to form a national unity cabinet because all powers are being targeted.”
He also refuted claims that Hizbullah is “paying the price for its fighting in Syria, because the crisis was ongoing before it got involved in unrest.”
“Is the party the only side taking part in the unrest? Isn't Turkey funding the fighting? Aren't Arab countries sending fighters to Syria?” asked the MP.
“The Dahieh blast indicates that no one can be immune from such terrorist attacks. Anyone can be reached directly or indirectly,” Aoun remarked.
Moreover, he warned: “We have entered the phase of terrorism in Lebanon.”
“We are all in agreement that this phase requires the strong rule of government,” he stressed.
At least 21 people were killed and 200 wounded in a car bomb attack in Hizbullah's stronghold in Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday.
The blast went off on the public road between Bir al-Abed and Ruwais.
Later on Thursday, a group calling itself the Brigades of Aisha Umm al-Moemeneen claimed the bombing in a YouTube video and threatened further attacks over Hizbullah's involvement in the fighting in Syria.
On July 9, a booby-trapped car exploded at a parking lot in Bir al-Abed, leaving 53 people wounded and causing extensive material damage.
In May, two rockets slammed into the Beirut southern suburb of Shiyyah, wounding four people.
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