Interior Minister: We know who took part in Tripoli clashes


Interior Minister Marwan Charbel told MTV on Sunday that the Internal security forces have in their possession the names of those those who took part in Friday’s clashes in the northern city of Tripoli.

“Security forces have the names of everyone who took part in the clashes…their houses will be raided and their weapons will be confiscated,” Charbel said .

He als denied the possibility of making Tripoli “an arms-free city.”

Asked about Change and Reform bloc leader MP Michel Aoun’s calls to sack Internal Security Forces (ISF) General Director Ashraf Rifi, Charbel said, “In politics everything is acceptable, but in security, let them leave these matters to us.”

Aoun labeled the ISF Information Branch as a “militia” and accused the bureau of illegally occupying a Telecommunications Ministry building in Adliyeh last month.

Aoun has been attacking ISF ever since FPM official, retired Col. Fayez Karam was arrested last August over spying for Israel.

Armed clashes erupted in Tripoli on Friday following a rally in support of Syrian protesters. The military official of the Hezbollah and Syrian backed Arab Democratic Party, Ali Fares was killed and 6 others including one army soldier and a seven year old child. At least 59 others were reportedly injured and some are in serious condition .

Many analysts question why the Alawite party should have a military official .

Jabal Mohsen ( home of the Arab Democratic Party) and Bab al-Tabbaneh areas have been in recent years the scene of intense clashes between Sunni supporters of Lebanon’s former PM Saad Hariri and Alawites who are loyal to the Hezbollah-led coalition backed by Iran and Syria.

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  • Anonymous

    Friends in Tripoli live in fear all the time … not counting how often they need to hide in the dark while listening to idiots with guns having battles in the street, or suffering broken home windows from RPG shock-waves, and having their parked cars riddled with bullet-holes. Beirut seems to ignore the north and other areas all the time. Is there a chance this ‘new’ government can finally bring some peace to all parts of Lebanon??  We wait to see it …

  • Anonymous

    They have no right to take their weapons, until Hezbollah gives their weapons.

    • Anonymous

      Well then, you wish to still live with chaos in a country of tribes ‘protecting’ each of their own selfish interests instead of attempting to become one country called Lebanon. Nice. Go get your gun then … rule of law will not apply. 

  • http://www.cadmeia.com Hannibal

    I wonder if this “hero” would raid any HA houses when they break the law. 

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