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| 3 People Arrested for Attacking Deacon in Lassa |
| 2011-08-28 |
| [An Nahar] The number of suspects tossed in the slammer for assaulting a deacon and another man earlier this month in the predominantly Shiite town of Lassa rose to three after two more people admitted to the crime, the National News Agency reported Saturday. NNA said that Rouwad al-Moqdad, 30, and Fares al-Moqdad, 28, were handed over to the military police after admitting that they were behind the assault on Deacon Tony Hakim and his Security forces tossed in the slammer two days ago Mohammed Itawi who also admitted to participating on the assault on Hakim as he escorted security forces to implement a judicial order to demolish illegal construction on land owned by the Maronite patriarchate. The residents of Lassa, which lies in the district of Jbeil, are caught in a land dispute with the church. The March 14 Those are the good guys, insofar as Leb has good guys... -led opposition accuses Hizbullah of allowing the residents to build on church land and providing a cover for the property violators. NNA said that investigations are ongoing to find those who instigated the attack. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Nope, wuddnt me. I wuz stuck in the elevator at the time. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2011-08-28 08:08 |
| #2 good one Pappy.... |
| Posted by: Sherry 2011-08-28 01:10 |
| #1 First a deer and now this? Sorry - wrong Deacon. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-08-28 00:17 |