A suspect held over his links to the twin bombings in the northern city of Tripoli in August confessed that he planned the attack with a Syrian Intelligence officer, revealing that the car used in the al-Salam mosque attack was purchased from a Syrian national from al-Qusayr, reported An Nahar daily on Thursday.

Suspect Sheikh Ahmed al-Gharib confessed to planning the attacks with Syrian Intelligence – Palestine branch in Damascus Captain Mohammed Ali and advised him to assassinate Salafist cleric Sheikh Salem al-Rafehi who preaches at the Salam mosque, added the daily.

Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel expressed his concern over the repeated Syrian violations of the Lebanese territories which have become disturbing on the national, security and sovereign levels.

In an interview with Radio "Voice of Lebanon" (100.3-100.5), Gemayel stressed that the government and the security forces should tell the people who " have a right to know what is going on", about these violations.