Investigations in Tripoli Twin Blasts Ongoing as Main Suspect Fails Lie Detection Test
Investigations are ongoing in the twin bombings that targeted the northern city of Tripoli as the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau is analyzing the telecom data within a limited timeframe.
According to An Nahar newspaper published on Thursday, Sheikh Ahmed al-Gharib, the main suspect in the case, denied at the beginning of the investigations his prior knowledge about the bombings that targeted two mosques in Tripoli.
However, Gharib, who has taken a lie-detector test, confessed that he previously knew about the attacks, that were planned in the neighboring country Syria, but denied that he took part in carrying them out.
Later on, Gharib confessed that he participated in scheming the bombings.
The daily said that the intelligence bureau is working on analyzing all phone calls that took place within the timeframe of preparing the attacks.
On Wednesday, State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr ordered the extension of the detention of Gharib and Moustapha Houri.
Houri is the police informer who contacted Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau claiming that he has important information over a Sheikh from Tripoli who is planning to target al-Mustaqbal MP Khaled al-Daher, former ISF chief Maj. Gen. Ashraf Rifi and Salafist cleric Sheikh Salem al-Rafehi.
Saqr had visited the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Bureau to inquire about the investigations and to listen to al-Gharib's testimony.
On August 23, Forty-five people were killed and at least 500 wounded in bombings that targeted al-Taqwa and al-Salam mosques in the northern city as worshipers were still performing weekly prayers.
The ISF on Tuesday published an illustration of a suspect linked to the attacks.
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