March 14 accuses Telecon minister of protecting assassins

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March 14-led opposition accused Telecommunications Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui and those who support him of being responsible for preventing the Lebanese Internal security forces and authorities from obtaining the telecom data in their investigation of the attempted assassination of Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea.

A senior security official told al-Joumhouria newspaper that acquiring the telecom data for one day is insufficient as the competent security authorities need to frequently analyze and follow up the data in their investigations.

The Lebanese Internal Security forces have reportedly extracted two sniper bullets, ranging between 12.7 and 14.5mm, from a wall at Geagea’s residence in Maarab.

Geagea said that the security of the Maarab compound was not breached and that the attacker had carried out the attack from a distance of one to four kilometers using very sophisticated equipment.

The security official told al-Joumhouria that Geagea’s assassination bid was planned a while ago, saying: “If the telecom data wasn’t blocked, the competent security authorities could’ve at least revealed parts of the plan and took preventive measures.”

March 14 lashed out at Sehnaoui, stating that his measures are protecting organized crime and making it easy for criminals to plan their assassination attempts.

Sehnaoui represents Free patriotic movement leader MP Michel Aoun in the cabinet, a close ally of the Iranian and Syrian backed Hezbollah militant group which also also owns and operates a private telecon network

According to al-Joumhouria, former defense minister Elias Murr, MPs Marwan Hamadeh and Sami Gemayel, ex-Prime Minister Saad Hariri, and Geagea were warned by a senior western diplomat about the possibility of assassination bids.

Iran connection

An Nahar reported that based on the initial investigations that the shots were fired from a distance of about 1.5 kms ( about 0.90 miles) from the LF HQ in Meerab. The newspaper also reported that the initial investigation indicated that the weapon used by the snipers is “very sophisticated” and “virtually unavailable in Lebanon”. It concluded attackers used the “Steyr HS.50, with the 12.7mm caliber”, a sniper rifle manufactured in Austria but mainly sold to Iran.

Vienna was criticized in 2006 by London and Washington for having sold over 800 of these rifles to Tehran, according to The Telegraph . The British newspaper said that U.S. forces had found 100 of these Austrian assault rifles in a weapons cache belonging to Iraqi insurgents in Baghdad. These weapons were part of the cargo sent by Austria to Iran, reported the newspaper, quoting U.S. security sources.

Miracle

Lebanese Minister of Interior Marwan Charbel said Thursday that the attempted assassination of Geagea, was “serious”. The minister said it was a “miracle” that Mr. Geagea has escaped the assassination

Speaking on LBC television channel, Charbel said that the political situation in Lebanon was unstable, hence the need to resolve internal “political” conflicts. “The solution lies not in the assassination attempts,” he stressed, warning against internal conflict and a return to civil war.

Calling on the Lebanese to “learn” from the attempted assassination of Geagea, the politician stressed the need to resort to dialogue.

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18 responses to “March 14 accuses Telecon minister of protecting assassins”

  1. Fauzia45 Avatar
    Fauzia45

    Nobody should protect those who assassinate whoever they might be!!!

    1. farida2012 Avatar
      farida2012

      good luck on that ONE!

  2. Fauzia45 Avatar
    Fauzia45

    Nobody should protect those who assassinate whoever they might be!!!

    1. farida2012 Avatar
      farida2012

      good luck on that ONE!

  3. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Well, they started with ‘drive-by’ in Tripoli at the soldiers … why not add snipers. Fortunately Geagea kept moving.

  4. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Well, they started with ‘dive-by’ in Tripoli at the soldiers … why not add snipers. Fortunately Geagea kept moving.

  5. antar2011 Avatar
    antar2011

    i can safely say that this minister is covering up for the murders wanting to rob lebanon from its fine men.

  6. antar2011 Avatar
    antar2011

    i can safely say that this minister is covering up for the murders wanting to rob lebanon from its fine men.

  7. guss043 Avatar

    Dirtiest country on the faith of the earth, who could have interest in killing him let see, SSNP = why not ,FPM = with pleasure , Aoun didn’t even comment, as he’s a real prostitute he doens’t need to comment , HIzbollah = we already killed Hariri ,Tueini, Hawi, Ghanem, Pierre , adding Geagea is a piece of cake.Tell me how you could clean a country when half the population belong to prostitute parties  !!!!!!

    1. dabshaleem Avatar
      dabshaleem

      yu salafite or wahabi mr

      1. yazidi Avatar

        shut up you faqihi irani shit go home to iran you mongol Basterd nasarshytan!!

      2. master09 Avatar
        master09

        You think your kind don’t have Jews blood, your no differant than a salafite or wahabi you clown, your all the same crap. Like a south African they hate each other because of their colour………..  

  8. guss043 Avatar

    Dirtiest country on the faith of the earth, who could have interest in killing him let see, SSNP = why not ,FPM = with pleasure , Aoun didn’t even comment, as he’s a real prostitute he doens’t need to comment , HIzbollah = we already killed Hariri ,Tueini, Hawi, Ghanem, Pierre , adding Geagea is a piece of cake.Tell me how you could clean a country when half the population belong to prostitute parties  !!!!!!

    1. dabshaleem Avatar
      dabshaleem

      yu salafite or wahabi mr

      1. yazidi Avatar

        shut up you faqihi irani shit go home to iran you mongol Basterd nasarshytan!!

      2. master09 Avatar
        master09

        You think your kind don’t have Jews blood, your no differant than a salafite or wahabi you clown, your all the same crap. Like a south African they hate each other because of their colour………..  

  9. guss043 Avatar

    Syrian regime, Hizbollah, SSNP need to be wiped up from the face of the earth before you have peace in Lebanon , the trio are the assassins backed by Israel !!!!

  10. guss043 Avatar

    Syrian regime, Hizbollah, SSNP need to be wiped up from the face of the earth before you have peace in Lebanon , the trio are the assassins backed by Israel !!!!

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