[An Nahar] Unknown assailants allegedly opened fire on Wednesday at Arab Democratic Party media officer Abdul Latif Saleh 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...
"I was targeted with a sniper shot while I was in Talaat al-Omari," Saleh said in comments to OTV.
Saleh rejected any escalation in the situation in Tripoli, calling on the government and competent security agencies to launch an investigation into the matter.
The official denounced the attempt on his life pointing out that the aim is to "create tension between the rival neighborhoods of Jabal Mohsen and Bab al-Tabbaneh.
Tripoli has been witnessing deadly festivities between supporters and opponents of the Damascus
...The capital of Iran's Syrian satrapy...
regime for several years now.
The majority of Bab al-Tabbaneh residents are Sunni and back the revolution against Syrian
Scourge of Qusayr...