Hezbollah blames Saudi for embassy attack 3DEZ13

The most fascinating part of this article is that the Lebanese Army has stepped in and actually arrested militia members in Tripoli. Since there are no details about what factions these fighters are from, we can only hope the Army is exercising it's authority without prejudice and arresting those involved in the fighting. The regular people of Lebanon, the vast majority of whom have to be tired of constant death and destruction this mindless and meaningless fighting inflicts on them, should be thankful for their Army's actions and support the government's actions to bring law and order to their nation. It will not happen overnight, but a democratic Lebanese government, supported by the people, and an army that is committed to Lebanon and not any political party or religion could start the process to restore Lebanon to the vibrant and secure nation it once was. Most will scoff at this post, but a peaceful Lebanon has so much to offer it's people and the region that it is just wrong not to hope and pray for the nation to realize peace within it's borders will benefit all. For a good read on the tragedy that has been Lebanon check out 'From Beirut To Jerusalem' by Thomas L Friedman. And yes, I know it was published in 1989, the unfortunate truth is the situation in Lebanon has basically remained the same......

Hezbollah leader blames Saudi Arabia for last month's embassy attack that killed 23 people.

An al-Qaeda linked group claimed responsibility for the November 19 attack [EPA]

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah has accused Saudi Arabia of being behind last month's two suicide bombings that targeted the Iranian Embassy in Beirut. Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah's comments on Tuesday mark the first time Hezbollah has openly accused the kingdom, and marks a sharp escalation in the Shia Muslim group's rhetoric. An al-Qaeda linked group has claimed responsibility for the November 19 attack that killed 23 people, saying it was in response to Hezbollah and Iran's involvement in Syria. Nasrallah said the claim was credible but accused Saudi intelligence of providing backing and support. He also said Saudi intelligence was behind daily attacks in Iraq. Nasrallah spoke in an interview Tuesday with Lebanon's private OTV network. Elsewhere in Lebanon, clashes resumed on Tuesday between Lebanese armed groups who back opposing sides of Syria's war and 21 fighters were arrested by the army as it pursued a six-month-long mandate to end bloodshed battering the city of Tripoli. The conflict between the majority Sunni Muslim Bab al-Tabbaneh district and the adjacent Alawite neighbourhood of Jebel Mohsen in Tripoli has killed more than 100 people this year. Repeated attacks But residents, fighters and a local politician told Reuters on Tuesday it was unlikely to end soon despite army efforts. Over the weekend, the relatives of the car bomb victims protested in a Tripoli square, demanding that leading Alawite political leaders be arrested and calling for Jebel Mohsen's electricity and water supplies to be cut off. The latest clashes started after repeated attacks on Alawite targets over the past week in which several people were wounded. Ten people were killed over the weekend. The army provided no details on the 21 men seized by soldiers.

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