Suspect Vowing to 'Liberate Baabda' Identified
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Security agencies launched an investigation to identify the shooters who appeared in a controversial video message, vowing to “liberate Baabda from the upcoming president.”
“We are certain that the shooting occurred in Beirut's southern suburbs,” security sources said in comments published in al-Mustaqbal newspaper on Sunday.
The sources pointed out that a man identified by his initials Aa. H. is suspected to be the person talking in the video.
“Investigations are ongoing to identify the rest of the men who appeared in the video.”
A three-minute video, which went viral on social media and aired on MTV channel on Friday, showed three men celebrating the Resistance and Liberation Day on May 25 by opening fire from the rooftop of a building, reportedly located in Dahiyeh.
The three men were using machine guns.
One of the shooters said that this “was all in hopes of liberating Baabda from the new president,” he continued eagerly: “On Tariq al-Jadeedah.”
“Bullets will fall like rain today on Tariq al-Jadeedah... Poor them, they're very civilized,” he added.
“Do you have any bomb?” the shooter wondered sarcastically, he then said: “This shot is for the eyes of Bashar Assad... and (Speaker Nabih) Berri.”
The three men fired non-stop until they were out of ammunition.
Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi considered in remarks to al-Mustaqbal daily that the “video tape contains two criminal acts.”
“The first is opening fire at residential areas in Baabda and Tariq al-Jadeedah while the second is expressing sectarian incitement and harming the national security.”
He noted that it is his “duty and right” to refer the case to the state prosecution to launch an investigation into the incident.
On Saturday, Rifi referred the case to General Prosecutor Samir Hammoud to apprehend the three men and put them on trial.
Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq also tasked security agencies to follow up the case and detain the involved men.
H.K.
01 June 2014, 08:42
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garbage...their place and home should be dora garbage mountain...or dahyieh...same same...
01 June 2014, 08:54
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The Sayed's finger wagging at the Zionists from underground does not count.
01 June 2014, 09:11
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Those are the civilized allies of FPMers, nyeloun aa hal allies that they are so proud of protecting and having as "missel al aalah"
01 June 2014, 09:34
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what is astonishing is how m8 guys still accuse others of being extremists and sectarian, while saying they are angels and pure :)))))
01 June 2014, 20:57
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and i was right... two FPM jerks came to defend them! LOL empty minds are so predictable....
01 June 2014, 10:21
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Iranian agents, traitors to their country, born with and raised on hatred. They attempt to cover their feeling of inferiority by using weapons. They fail and fail miserably
01 June 2014, 10:40
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Maybe it is because they moved to Qom where the internet is censored and instead are too busy kissing the hands and shoulders of their Islamo Fascist Waly Khamanei.
01 June 2014, 10:41
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Or maybe it was them on the video and now have joined their Islamo Fascist Nasrallah and the killers of Hariri in their underground palace.
01 June 2014, 20:42
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predictable answer from the FPM thing to defend his friends ...
nice try but this is not thuggish behavior it is the typical amal hezbollah behavior of its members...
it is not the first example of sectarian hezbi hatred...
now go and play with you dolls....
01 June 2014, 12:10
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these people are believing their own bulshit and thinking their shit does not smel
01 June 2014, 15:48
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that is his exact intention; to hurt someone and he said it on the tape.
01 June 2014, 18:19
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God Bless our Lebanon and wish all our Brothers live in peace in Lebanon and for those who left Lebanon will come back soon.
As for "Frank..stein" Lebanon is not for a particular sect and for sure not for Nabeh berri or nasrallah as well as the Aoun." and also not for any one else
to tell them to go somewhere else. Be fare and think what you are saying!
01 June 2014, 20:19
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Mr. Snore why post the same lame comment 2 times are you upset that it shows your "Brave Men of Iran" as they truly are Criminal Thugs. "a stupid act by a shite person" after every Nasarallah propaganda telecasts there is a garage of celebratory gunfire.
01 June 2014, 20:44
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he is desperate because he has to defend the typical thuggish behavior of amal and hezbollah... so difficult task without appearing ridiculous....
01 June 2014, 20:22
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Roro spends most of his time entreating politicians & VIP's in his Grand wine cellar.
01 June 2014, 20:59
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but it is soooo representative of what amal and hezbis are like....
and i guess all the rounds of fire when their leader speak is also isolated behaviours?
01 June 2014, 21:01
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check the posts when the syrian air force bombs Lebanon and tell us if you find any M8ers to condemn the attack on the sovereignty of Lebanon.....
01 June 2014, 21:27
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i do not belong to M14 and i also criticize them, but the fact is that M8 are even worse and sold to syria like in the good old days that they regret and want back!
02 June 2014, 09:38
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hey bigjohn you are talking about criticizing M8 and M14... not syrian regime or else... you d better make up your mind! LOL
01 June 2014, 21:05
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Ft, southern, karim, thepesticdes4.0, and the rest of their clan are embarrased to see 3 idiots displaying the true face of HA (treason and secterianism) .... how can they defend this other than by disclaiming those guys.
Ashraf Rifi listed two criminal acts
“The first is opening fire at residential areas in Baabda and Tariq al-Jadeedah while the second is expressing sectarian incitement and harming the national security.”
Please add to these two many more, such as possession of weapons and blatant endangerment of public as well as treason (Loyalty to Bashar and hostility towards Baabda). IDIOTS, like I always said, they are the other side of Takfiri coin.
01 June 2014, 21:26
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of course they did use them, they were even filmed on tv... but the difference was that the camp was emptied from civilians who were evacuated before unlike bashar who uses them as a weapon of fear and destruction...
01 June 2014, 22:36
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why should this guy be arrested ? what has he done ? he's just doing his jihadist duty against tariq jdide's sunnis, after having done it in qusayr, qalamoun, ghouta against other sunnis...
02 June 2014, 06:26
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roar learned a few new words and is putting them to useless use as usual.
