Three Lebanese, Syrian Captain Charged over Explosive-Laden Cars
State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr charged on Friday the three suspects in the twin bombings that targeted the northern city of Tripoli in addition to a Syrian army Captain and another Syrian man over the booby-trapped cars.
Head of the pro-Syria Islamic Tawhid Movement-Command Council Sheikh Hashem Minkara, Sheikh Ahmed al-Gharib and informer Mustafa Houri were charged with the formation of an armed gang and undermining the authority of the state.
They were also accused of forming a terrorist network and planting explosives and booby-trapped cars.
Forty-five people were killed and at least 800 wounded in the Tripoli bombings that targeted the two Sunni mosques as worshipers were performing weekly prayers.
Saqr also charged Syrian Khodr al-Arban and a Syrian Captain identified as Mohammed Ali.
The two were charged with killing people and moving explosive-laden cars.
Hashem, who was detained on Thursday, was also charged of withholding information regarding the two blasts.
The five were referred to the first military magistrate.
Gharib failed earlier a lie detection test he had to take over his alleged links to that blasts.
Houri is allegedly 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-Daher, Rifi and Salafist al-Rafehi.
On Aug. 15 a bombing occurred in Beirut's southern suburbs Ruwais neighborhood's bombing, which left 27 people dead and more than 280 wounded.
The series of car bombings sparked panic across the country, with citizens reporting the presence of suspicious cars in their neighborhoods everyday.
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