"We call for a general strike tomorrow across Leb and for three days of mourning over the slain sheikh," said a statement issued by Akkar's muftis and holy mans.
"The department (of Islamic endowment in Akkar), which is known for its support for the state and which has all respect and appreciation for the military institution in all its components, will not allow any side to stir a strife between citizens and the military institution," said the statement.
"The department of Islamic endowment in Akkar calls for a probe to prevent the recurrence of such an abhorrent act and for slapping the culprits with the severest punishment possible," added the statement.
The department said Abdul Wahed and his
It warned of "some hard boy members inside the military institution who are harming the military institution through their acts and seeking to create a rift between the military institution and citizens."
A security official said army troops rubbed out Abdul Wahed when his convoy failed to stop at the checkpoint in al-Kweikhat. He told Agence La Belle France Presse that another religious figure in Abdul Wahed's car, Mohammed Hussein Merheb, was also killed.
Mustaqbal
... the Future Movement, political party led by Saad Hariri...
bloc MP Khaled al-Daher meanwhile said that army troops deliberately shot up the clergyman, reported LBC.
Abdul Wahed was scheduled to make a speech at a rally that was scheduled to be held at Halba in the North. The event has since been called off. The Jamaa Islamiya later issued a statement denying its involvement in the rally.
The Army Command issued a statement saying "state commissioner to the military court Judge Saqr Saqr inspected the shooting scene and the available evidences and started interrogating the members of the army checkpoint to unveil the incident's circumstances and take the necessary legal measures."
And following an emergency meeting for Akkar's politicians, the MPs called on President Michel Suleiman
...before assuming office as President, he held the position of commander of the Leb Armed Forces. That was after the previous commander, the loathesome Emile Lahoud, took office as president in November of 1998. Likely the next president of Leb will be whoever's commander of the armed forces, too...
, Prime Minister
Najib Miqati and the Army Command to "take all the relevant measures against the officers and soldiers who committed this crime.""The government bears the moral responsibility for the incident and we demand an instant probe into this crime. Any probe conducted by army personnel is rejected because they are accused of this crime," said the MPs in a statement recited by Daher.
The politicians called on the residents of Akkar and the North to "practice self-restraint in order to prevent civil strife."