Sheikh Shaaban’s House Targeted by Unknown Fire

Local Editor

The Islamic Tawhid [Unification] Movement Chief, Sheikh Bilal Shaaban's, house in Tripoli was subjected to anonymous fire on Monday. The incident caused tension in the neighborhood, affecting the joyous mood of the Hajj pilgrims return.

Specialists from the judiciary police as well as military experts arrived at the scene to check the bullets that hit the house. In parallel, Lebanese Army units invaded many homes neighboring Shaaban's house.

The movement's sources informed al-Intiqad website that "the main reason behind the shooting was the lawsuit the Movement filed against Amid Hammoud, a military official in the Future Movement, directly accusing him of assassinating Sheikh Abdel Razzak al-Asmar.

In late October, al-Asmar was killed in clashes near the movement's Headquarters in Tripoli's Abu Samra area.

Meanwhile, sources reported that many interfering calls requested that the movement refrain from filing a lawsuit against Hammoud and seven others involved in the shooting. The sources further accused the "Future" movement of being behind the assault.

On this note, the Future Movement's assault weren't limited to the Tawhid movement, but also reached political figures such as the Arab Nasserite Movement Chief, Sheikh Abdel Karim al-Nashar.

Al-Nashar, warned that "the cancellation policy the Future Movement imposed on Tripoli crossed all boundaries."

It is worth mentioning that a joint meeting between Future MPs Mustafa Alloush and Khaled Daher preceded the incident with Sheikh Shaaban.

In their meeting, Alloush declared: "The Arab Tawhid Movement must be removed from the North."

Source: Al-intiqad.com, Translated and Edited by moqawama.org