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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Army Arrests Suspect for Tossing Grenades in Tripoli 'to Incite Strife'
2013-03-01
[An Nahar] The Army Command announced on Thursday that it had locked away
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a suspect who confessed to tossing explosives in the northern city of Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...

It said in a statement that it had arrested Ahmed Bassam al-Jajatiyeh, who confessed to being tasked by Z.S. to toss hand grenades and dynamite sticks in the neighborhood of Bab al-Tabbaneh in order to create tensions.

He, along with others, were also tasked with tossing the explosives between the rival neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen in order to create strife between them.

He confessed to being paid LL20,000 per day by Z.S.

Jajatiyeh said that he carried out his actions on his cycle of violence or by throwing the grenades off building rooftops.

Investigations are underway with suspect to uncover his accomplices.

The Army Command urged the people to cooperate with officers deployed in Tripoli in order to help them apprehend any individual attempting to destabilize the city.
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