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| Syrian regime quick to pass the blame for Lebanon assassination |
| 2008-01-26 |
| Syria condemned a bomb attack in neighboring Lebanon on Friday which targeted a security force convoy and blamed "Lebanon's enemies" for it, the official news agency SANA said. It cited a Syrian official as "condemning the attack perpetrated this morning in Beirut and affirming that it aimed at Lebanon's security and stability." SANA said the official had "reaffirmed Syria's permanent attachment to Lebanon's security and stability, and stressed that Lebanon's enemies were behind these attacks in that country." The bombing killed 4 people, including Captain Wissam Eid, a member of Lebanon's Internal Security Forces, according to army and security sources. In Beirut, a senior Lebanese security official said Eid was involved in many investigations concerning bombings in Lebanon. Many of the blasts have been blamed by Lebanon's parliamentary majority on neighboring Syria, a charge denied by Damascus. Meanwhile, the Lebanese army seized a large cache of weapons hidden in a small shop in the southern coastal city of Sidon and detained one man. "The weapons included AK-47 assault rifles, anti-tank RPG missiles and a large amount of ammunition found in a secret hiding place inside the shop," a security official said. He said the owner of the shop was being sought while the owner of another nearby store was detained for questioning. The incident took place amid mounting tension in Lebanon which has been grappling with a deep political crisis and a series of assassinations, the latest of which killed the country's top anti-terrorism investigator on Friday. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "Many of the blasts have been blamed by Lebanon's parliamentary majority on neighboring Syria..." Maybe US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi should initiate some “dialogue” and get to the bottom of these outrageous allegations. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2008-01-26 09:32 |