12 killed in explosions in north Lebanon

[Rafi]

Actually, iI am sure you are correct on both points above. Jihadism is "recent" and will burn itself out because it is based on false ethics, logic and humanity. I am just sorry that the burn out will take, perhaps, another generation.

And, yes, human beings are flawed and will devolve into corruption, except for the counteraction of the ethics inculcated by the noble aspects of the world's religions, all of them, including, especially, Islam.

You see my friend we are not so far from each other, one thing to cure all obscurantism is people to people contact, have travelled the world, an met people from diverse backgrounds, my father was very left wing, and would give it the old fire and brimstone about the US and imperialism and all that, when I actually got to the US, met some of the most nice, and hospitable people in the world.

What I have generally discovered and it make no difference if you are from Canada or Timbuktu, is the vast majority of people want to make something of their lives, raise a family, and want their children to do better than they did, universal fact.

 

[*Awan*]

Islam. The religion of peace. The religion of human compassion. The religion of human progress. It is self-evident .....

Please read about " khwarij "

 

[Jihad_]

Syria behind north Lebanon bombings, suspect confesses: source | News , Lebanon News | THE DAILY STAR

A suspect in custody over last week’s deadly car bombings in north Lebanon has confessed that Syrian intelligence was behind the attacks, a security source said Tuesday, and police released a sketch of a man also wanted in the case.

Sheikh Ahmad Gharib, one of two suspects being interrogated in the Aug. 23 car bombs outside the Al-Taqwa and Al-Salam mosques in Tripoli, north Lebanon, confessed that the explosions were “directly planned by Syrian intelligence,” the source said.

Gharib, after several hours of interrogation, also said he had prior knowledge of the attacks and their planning, the source added.

At least 47 people were killed and more than 500 wounded in the car bombings outside the mosques in Tripoli, a city that has been the scene of frequent violence linked to the crisis in Syria.

Gharib’s arrest Saturday was due to his appearance in a surveillance video taken near Al-Salam Mosque at the time of the blast. Police are also questioning Sheikh Abdel-Razzak Hammoud in the case.

The period of their detention was extended Monday by two days after the two gave conflicting testimonies.

Also Tuesday, police released a sketch of another suspect wanted over the Tripoli blasts, the latest in a series of car bombings in Lebanon that have escalated security fears in the country.

The police sketch shows a man with a short beard in religious clothing.

The man, according to the Internal Security Forces, is suspected of placing the rigged vehicle outside the Al-Taqwa Mosque.

The police urged citizens to provide authorities with any information about the suspect and his location by calling the hotline 1788, adding that informants would remain anonymous.

Investigations into the explosions outside the Taqwa and Salam mosques continued Tuesday under the supervision of the military justice department.

According to the security source, investigators are hopeful they will be able to obtain further information about the vehicles used in the attacks, including where they were rigged and the parties responsible for detonating them.

On Monday, a judicial source said investigators managed to identify the make of the vehicle used near the Al-Salam Mosque - a four wheel drive Ford - but said they had yet to confirm whether the vehicle outside the Al-Taqwa Mosque was a GMC or Renault 18.

The security source said video footage from cameras installed near the mosques where the car bombs detonated is still being analyzed.