Supporters of the Iranian backed Hezbollah militia and Amal attacked on Sunday the Shiite candidate Wassef al-Harakeh at a polling station in Bourj al-Barajneh while calling him “Zionist”.
“How are you gonna represent a district where your are rejected,” a man was heard saying in a video, addressing al Harakeh.
“How are you gonna represent a district where your are rejected,” a man was heard saying in a video, addressing al Harakeh.
اعتداء مناصرين لحزب الله وحركة أمل على المرشح واصف الحركة في مركز الاقتراع في برج البراجنة – المنشية، وسط شعارات "صهيوني، صهيوني".#انتخابات_2022#لأربع_سنين pic.twitter.com/Hgsm5NnN3P
— LADE (@LADELEB) May 15, 2022
The Army intervened to stop the attackers, while the Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections (LADE) condemned the assault.
Wassef al-Harakeh, 51, is a Lebanese lawyer, political activist and a candidate for the Shiite seat in the third Mount Lebanon district for the Baabda – The Change list (Baabda al-Taghyeer).
Update:
According to Lebanese media reports all the Shiite opposition candidates were attacked by Hezbollah and Amal supporters and not only Wassef al-Harakeh and their cars were destroyed as they went to cast their votes in various parts of the country
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