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It was stated in the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper:
The cautious calm dominated the Khaldeh area (south of Beirut) yesterday (Friday), amid the deployment of the army after a night of armed clashes, which caused the death of two people and wounded others, the day before yesterday, amid widespread convictions the intrusive weapon in several Lebanese territories. And the Lebanese Army Command announced, in a statement issued by the Orientation Directorate, that “after a problem occurred in the Khaldeh area, near a Rimal supermarket, between people of the Khalde Arabs and several residents of the The area, against the backdrop of raising a banner on the occasion of Ashura, which soon turned into shootings From machine guns and role-playing games, which resulted in two deaths and a number of wounded, the army units present in the area intervened to control the situation and restore calm. Intensive security measures have been taken, military reinforcements have been brought in and mechanized patrols have been carried out.
And there was talk of confusion breaking out between Khaldeh’s Arab families and young Hezbollah supporters as they posted photos of Hezbollah official Salim Ayyash, convicted of plotting the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and his comrades in the region, an affair that became a Confrontation and Exchange of Shootings, while video clips were broadcast showing people firing automatic and individual weapons.
In connection with the problem, the army arrested 4 people, including two of Syrian nationality. The army command said that “the rest of those involved in the problem are being persecuted for arrest.”
Yesterday, the Arab tribes of Khaldeh took one of the victims and circulated photographs of shots during the funeral against a shopping center. The clans said in a statement that “members of (Hezbollah) committed a sinful massacre against a group of young Arabs from Khaldeh, shooting at them as they gathered in their neighborhood (Arab neighborhood), resulting in the martyrdom of two young men and wounded several more, and pushed the young Arab tribes are forced to defend their dignity and this attack was denounced in their name.
He stressed that “it was, is and will continue to be rooted in Khaldeh and throughout Lebanon for hundreds of years. At the same time, he is considered an essential component of Lebanese society and a historical supporter of the rule of law, institutions and the Lebanese army, which explains his constant quest for civil peace in Lebanon, provided that the matter does not It takes away his dignity.
He denounced “this attack that took place at the hands of the oppressors”, placing “this incident in the custody of the army and the judiciary”, calling for “the arrest of the perpetrators of the murderers known by name from all sides.” Consequently, the hadith will have a link.
After the outbreak of the confrontation that cut off the international highway that connects the south with the capital, Walid Jumblatt, head of the Progressive Socialist Party, said: “The road to the south and the safety of the citizens in the Khaldeh region and the neighborhood is above all, and it is forbidden for any party, political party or sectarian to alter the road and the region. Which is for everyone.
The leadership of the Future Movement followed the evolution of the serious security incidents in the Khaldeh region that caused the death of several victims among the population and the spread of chaos, roadblocks and armed alert “as a result of intrusive weapons and useless provocations. “according to what he said in a statement: Noting that he contacted the leadership of the army and the security forces concerned,” to attack with an iron fist and take all necessary measures to restore security in the region and stop to the aggressors against his people, whoever they are. “
The leadership called on “the families of the Arab tribes in Khaldeh, and in all Lebanese regions, to respond to the directives of President Saad Hariri, to adhere to the utmost restraint, to work to calm things down, to cooperate with the army and security forces to control security and to lose the opportunity for all those who disturb the security and peace of the Lebanese, and not be dragged behind those who seek civil peace by fabricating security problems.
The tension in Khaldeh was not the only one on the security scene that was deteriorating as a result of the proliferation of uncontrolled weapons. An individual problem among young men in the Jard Al-Qaytaa area in Akkar in northern Lebanon turned into shootings. One person was reportedly injured and taken to Al Habtoor hospital in Harar city for treatment. Additionally, stray bullets hit a car at the Red Cross Center near the crash site, according to the official Lebanese National Information Agency.
An individual problem also developed in the Sharawna neighborhood in Baalbek, eastern Lebanon, on Thursday night, in heavy fire and rocket-propelled grenades, and the army worked to hunt down the shooters.
The Mufti of Baalbek-Hermel, Sheikh Khaled Al-Solh, condemned in his sermon on Friday, “the mobile sedition and the loose weapon in Lebanon that struck innocent people, their crime that is in their homes and businesses.” The country is pushing towards a sedition from which no one will escape, and that the intrusive weapon that terrorizes insurance companies in their areas is destroying the country and stripping the state of prestige ”, emphasizing“ the need to stand behind the army and the forces of security to end these mobile crimes, and not hold them accountable alone, because the responsibility is theirs. The protectors of this escape.
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