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Gunmen attack residence of a Lebanese Muslim Sunni cleric |
2007-08-28 |
Gunmen fired at the residence of Lebanon's Mufti of Mount Lebanon, Sheikh Mohammad Ali el Jouzu in Jiyeh Hills area , but neither he nor any members of his family were injured in the attack, according to security sources The identity of the gunmen is not known as of this date according to the same security sources. Security forces have surrounded Jouzu's residence to investigate the attack . Sheikh Mohammad Ali el Jouzu is one of the most outspoken clerics against the summer war between Hezbollah and Israel. He criticized on several occasions the kidnapping by Hezbollah of the Israeli soldiers, which triggered the war. He is also an outspoken critic of Syria and its agents and allies in Lebanon. |
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