Mufti Qabbani Warns Against Renewed Violence
Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani warned against outbreak of riots during a strike called by the General federation of Labor Unions for Wednesday.
Qabbani, in a statement, urged security forces to step up measures aimed at preventing the outbreak of violence, "similar to what had happened in previous occasions."
The Mufti was referring to violence that spread across Lebanon on Jan. 23, 2007, when the Hizbullah-led opposition called a strike to topple Premier Fouad Saniora”s government.
On Monday, Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun said the Wednesday strike should result in toppling the Saniora Government.