Lebanese Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji stressed Monday that what happened in Akkar in North Lebanon after the killing of Sheikh Ahmad Abdul Wahid and his bodyguard was the result of political tension in the region

Lebanese Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji stressed Monday that what happened in Akkar in North Lebanon after the killing of Sheikh Ahmad Abdul Wahid and his bodyguard was the result of political tension in the region.

In an interview with Al-Jomhouriya newspaper, he urged Lebanese to put an end to sedition in the country, because people adhere to the state and army.

“The problem is within the political rhetoric which is the reason behind sedition and tension” Qahwaji said.

General Qahwaji said the army will not allow sedition in the North or in any other area across Lebanon, adding that “what affects our people in Akkar, Tripoli and all the towns and villages in Lebanon affects us. The army is there to protect people and not to attack them.

He urged Akkar residents not to be dragged into sedition as Akkar is the hub of the military institution.