Terrorist bombings of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday sparked wide condemnations among Lebanese official figures and politicians.
Terrorist bombings of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday sparked wide condemnations among Lebanese official figures and politicians.
Sleiman: Tripoli massacre only aims at causing seditions and unrest
Lebanese President Michel Sleiman expressed his strong condemnation of the massacre, which fall within the framework of the sedition bombings series targeting the country as a whole, lashing out at criminals and terrorists who "kill civilians for criminal goals and objectives that have nothing to do with humanitarian values, and only serve sedition and unrest."
President of the Republic urged the military, security and judicial services to exert maximum efforts to uncover the criminals and instigators, calling on citizens to "be alert and vigilant, and keep united to make internal enemies and the enemies of peace and stability in Lebanon to miss the opportunity" to destabilize the country.
Berri calls Lebanese for awareness
Speaker Nabih Berri said that criminal hands moved from Dahiyeh to Tripoli, stressing that "Tripoli's twin blasts are the work of the same killers who orchestrated the Dahieh bombing.”
"And we should face these killers by adopting a united front,” Berri said in a statement, reiterating calls to “increase caution in the country and prevent its enemies from seeking any opportunity to attack it.”
Mikati: Tripoli will prove again it is stronger than conspiracy
Resigned Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned the twin blasts, stating that the only message of terrorist hand today is to plant sedition and drag Tripoli into reactions.
"However, Tripoli and its people will prove one more time that they are stronger than the conspiracy, and will not allow the sedition to demean their determination and believe in Allah and the nation," Mikati said.
Mikati also called several security officials to follow up the investigation, and asked the health minister Ali Hasan Khali to treat the wounded for free.
Deputy head of the Higher Shiite Islamic Council Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan condemned Tripoli's terrorist attacks, stating that they target the stability, security and the future of all the Lebanese.”
He called on the Lebanese to stand united and resist the sedition that “Israel is seeking to cause.”
"This requires negotiations and communication between politicians until they reach consensus over a national cabinet that saves Lebanon from the plans of the country's enemies,” the top Shiite cleric in Lebanon remarked.
Qabalan also called on the military institution and security bodies to “intensify their investigations to identify the perpetrators.”
Marada Movement leader MP Sleiman Franjieh also released a statement denouncing Friday's Tripoli blasts with the “strongest words of condemnation.”
"In this critical stage, we call for internal unity that would protect Lebanon against such activities that want to destabilize the country and cause strife,” the northern leader said.
Meanwhile, Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat pointed out that the Zionist entity is "the main beneficiary of Dahieh and Tripoli's bombings."
"I urge forming a political cabinet that protects, embraces and strengthens security forces and the army,” Jumblat said after Friday's blasts.
"This would be the best answer to Tripoli's bombings,” he added.
Tripoli's powerful car bombs, minutes apart, killed at least 27 people and wounded another 352 on Friday afternoon.
Both explosions took place as worshipers were filing out after the weekly prayers.
