⋯ A local witness confirmed that no one was seen carrying a pistol or a military rifle, but the balcony of his house was hit by two bullets, "the first came from the Badaro side near the Marsaco company building and hit the glass facade."
⋯ According to the investigation, the army intelligence arrested: Nassim Touma (born in 2000), Roderick Toma (born in 1991) and Georges Touma (born in 1967) on suspicion of their connection to the Tayuneh incident, and collected testimonies of a number of detainees. Followed below:
⋯ Testimony of Elias Nakhle:
The military official of the Lebanese Forces in Ain al-Remmaneh. Elias recounted that he belonged to the Lebanese Forces Party from the beginning of its founding in 1981 to date, and he attended military courses and rose through the ranks.
The military official of the Lebanese Forces in Ain al-Remmaneh. Elias recounted that he belonged to the Lebanese Forces Party from the beginning of its founding in 1981 to date, and he attended military courses and rose through the ranks.
⋯ He stated that he is currently serving as a discipline officer in Ain al-Rummaneh, the deputy head of the Chiah Center and the military official in the region, and is responsible for 40 armed personneal.
⋯ He says: "I was informed, through the General Secretariat of the Lebanese Forces Party, by the head of the Chiah Center, Pierre Moawad, that we must be vigilant and present in our centers in the event of any problem or aggression against the people of the region to address it.”
⋯ He admitted that he had held a meeting between the officers of discipline in Ain El-Remmaneh, and called the militants, at the request of the head of the center, to a meeting in the HQ the night before the demonstration to confirm their readiness
⋯ Elias continues: “At seven in the morning, I arrived at the center, where there were 15 people. Ten minutes after my arrival, I received a call from Simon where he told me that he was present with about 40 militants at the Saydet Lourdes junction."
⋯ He continues: "So I went to him, where he was accompanied by a number of young men, who I don't know neither ever met. They are not from this area."
He asked me if there were any junctions after the OMT store, and I replied that there were only two junctions."
He asked me if there were any junctions after the OMT store, and I replied that there were only two junctions."
⋯ Continues: "These two junctions lead to the same point where Simon Musallam and his snipers/militants were concentrated.
At 1:30, I received a call from Simon Moslem asking me to secure two weapons and come."
At 1:30, I received a call from Simon Moslem asking me to secure two weapons and come."
⋯ George Toma's testimony:
“I have belonged to the Lebanese Forces since I was 14 years old, and I have participated in many training camps, and I am among the forces in Ain El-Remmaneh. I'm a military official."
“I have belonged to the Lebanese Forces since I was 14 years old, and I have participated in many training camps, and I am among the forces in Ain El-Remmaneh. I'm a military official."
⋯ 🚨 Toma: "There are groups from Maarab who will be present behind the army. And that the forces had agreed with the army that every person who would bypass them would be dealt (killed) with by Maarab groups."
⋯ Continues: "And the person in charge of the Maarab groups is Simon Musallam, who is close to Dr. Samir Geagea. We were informed that Moslem asked everyone to stay ready and to come at 6 in the morning the next day."
⋯ Continues: "I went to my car, got my rifle, and fired several shots at the opposite wall but then I the saw members of the army in the street, so I hurried and put the weapon back in the car. I approached Elias and asked him where are the Maarab groups. He did not answer."
⋯ Testimony of Rodrigue Touma:
"I saw Rodney Aswad, Najib Hatem, and Shukri Bou Saab in possession of military weapons, along with the Mukhtar of Ain al-Remmaneh, Eli Caesar, and about thirty peoplemasked and wearing black clothes, and the majority of them had military weapons."
"I saw Rodney Aswad, Najib Hatem, and Shukri Bou Saab in possession of military weapons, along with the Mukhtar of Ain al-Remmaneh, Eli Caesar, and about thirty peoplemasked and wearing black clothes, and the majority of them had military weapons."
⋯ As for the testimony of an arrested Amal Movement member Mohamamd Hussein:
He told the interrogators that he was responsible for a group of about twenty people affiliated with the Amal movement, and was charged with providing protection for the movement's demonstrations.
He told the interrogators that he was responsible for a group of about twenty people affiliated with the Amal movement, and was charged with providing protection for the movement's demonstrations.
⋯ The Two Syrians arrested are innocent and were interrogated as witnesseses only.
Palestine: Today marks the 65th anniversary of the Kafr Qassem massacre, where the Zionist terror forces killed 49 Palestinians in the village.
Among the martyrs in Kafr Qasim were 9 women and 21 minors including 4 girls and 17 boys.
Among the martyrs in Kafr Qasim were 9 women and 21 minors including 4 girls and 17 boys.
President Aoun asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs to make the necessary contacts with the American Embassy in Beirut and the Lebanese Embassy in Washington, to learn about the circumstances that prompted the US Treasury to impose sanctions on several Lebanese figures.