Haret Hraik
Hezbollah upset with Hamas over Haret Hraik incident
Asharq al-Awsat reported that Hezbollah is upset with Hamas over the Haret Hraik incident
because live ammunition training took place without the knowledge of Hezbollah… inside a residential building. The explosion has reportedly occurred during the live ammunition training by Hamas. The explosion resulted in the killing of 2 Hamas members.
Haret Hraik is a stronghold of Hezbollah . It took Hezbollah 19 hours to allow the Lebanese internal security to access the explosion scene
2 injured Hamas members arrested in connection with Haret Hraik explosion
Judge Rahif Ramadan ordered the arrest of two Hamas members who were injured during the Haret Hraik explosion after they were interrogated .
One of them was reportedly transported to the military hospital while the other was detained at the military police station pending further investigation
Earlier today a security source said the investigation is 95 % complete and the perpetrators of the Haret Hraik explosion are not strangers , a hint that this may be an inside job within Hamas
Future Movement: Baroud is not convincing
Future Movement did not buy the explanations provided by Lebanese Interior Minister Ziad Baroud with regards to the efforts of the ministry following the explosion in Haret Hraik .
A high-ranking source from Future Movement told As-Safir newspaper in remarks published Thursday that Baroud’s statement was “not convincing.”
“His (Baroud’s) statement constitutes an attempt to escape from his responsibilities as interior minister,” the source said.
He accused Baroud of “negligence” in dealing with the incident “in terms of explaining the circumstances and determining the reasons behind the hindrances to the work of authorities in charge of the probe.”
The explosion occurred in a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut and targeted Hamas officials
Hezbollah members among victims of Haret Hraik blast
Investigation of the mysterious explosion in the Hamas office of Haret Hraik, a southern Beirut suburb has revealed that the blast went off in an underground depot and was not caused by a donation box as claimed by the Palestinian movement.
An Nahar newspaper said investigators are now checking the damaged vehicles to find out whether they were stolen or not. They reiterated that 15 kilograms of TNT were used.
Asharq al-Awsat reported that Hezbollah members were trying to dismantle a bomb at the Hamas office when the blast went off.
Among the victims were the Hezbollah fighters, the sources said, adding that trucks coming out of the blast area before the arrival of Lebanese security and judicial investigators were most probably carrying the bodies of the victims. Hezbollah did not reveal any information about its own victims , while Hamas said that only two of its members were killed in the mysterious blast.
Military court judge Rahif Ramadan continued his investigation into the case and heard the testimonies of several witnesses and injured.
Many in Lebanon are questioning the presence of a Hamas office in Haret Hraik and whether the government knew anything about it
The Lebanese security arrested a suspect in the Haret Hraik blast
The Lebanese security arrested a suspect in the Haret Hraik bomb that targeted Hamas . The security forces believes that the bomb size was a lot less than the reported 15 kg TNT . 3 people were killed including 2 Hamas officials and several were wounded in this Hezbollah stronghold. Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea questioned the presence of a Hamas office in Lebanon and asked if the Lebanese authorities knew anything about it . Source: Al Akhbar
Suleiman briefed about the Haret Hraik investigation
Army Intelligence chief General Edmond Fadel met Lebanese President Michel Suleiman on Monday to brief the him on the ongoing investigations into the mysterious Haret Hraik blast that took place Saturday night
The blast resulted in the killing of 3 including 2 Hamas officials. 6 others were wounded . Hezbollah so far did not reveal any details about its own victims
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