Jabal Mohsen-Bab Tabbaneh Tension as Mufti Accuses Foreign Sides of Involvement in Inerga Attacks
Tension has returned to the rival Jabal Mohsen and Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhoods in the northern port city of Tripoli as Mufti Sheikh Malek al-Shaar sought to appease fears over rocket attacks.
He denied on Friday media reports that several Inerga-type rocket-propelled grenades hit Jabal Mohsen, saying only one landed in the area.
Speaking to Voice of Lebanon radio station, al-Shaar said investigation revealed that the rocket was not fired from a residential area in Tripoli.
The Tripoli Mufti believed that the Inerga attack came as a result of Syrian-Saudi rapprochement adding some foreign parties reject improved ties between Damascus and Riyadh and don”t want stability in Tripoli.
Beirut media said that on Thursday three Inergas hit Jabal Mohsen targets causing material damage only.
The neighborhood”s residents blocked all roads leading to Jabal Mohsen with burning tires to condemn the attacks.
On Wednesday, eight people were wounded when an Inerga slammed a café in Jabal Mohsen. That attack was followed by a hand grenade blast near al-Nasseri mosque in Bab al-Tabbaneh.