Mufti Qabbani Urges Lebanese to 'Wake Up,' Warns against Sunni-Shiite Strife
Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani stressed on Friday that Shiites in the country have no links to the deadly bombings in the northern city of Tripoli.
"Muslims must know that the blast in the southern suburbs of Beirut was not executed by Sunnis and today's bombings in Tripoli were not orchestrated by Shiites,” Qabbani said in a televised speech.
He added: “Those who want to drag Lebanon into the regional conflict are the parties behind both blasts.”
"This is a call for Lebanese of all sects to be aware of this terrorist message. They must wake up from their slumber.”
"Terrorism is the most powerful weapon of the conspiracy against Lebanon and sedition is the easiest road to burn down the region”
The Mufti reminded the Lebanese of “their enmity with the Jews.”
"Although you have your differences, you must not, however, forget your enmity with the Jews and be aware of what they are planning for you,” he noted.
"It is in the interest of the Jews to create divisions and segregation between the Lebanese.”
Earlier on Friday, scores of people were killed or wounded in twin bombings that targeted two mosques in Tripoli.
The attacks come eight days after 27 people were killed and around 300 wounded in a car bombing that rocked the Beirut southern suburb of Ruwais, a Hizbullah bastion.
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