The Lebanese President asks to investigate the events in Tripoli and pursue infiltrators

The municipality building in Tripoli, where it was attacked by vandals.

Reuters

The President of the Lebanese Republic, General Michel Aoun, requested an investigation into the circumstances of what happened in the city of Tripoli the night before yesterday, and the pursuit of intruders among the peaceful demonstrators, during his meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Zeina Aker.

Aoun received Minister Aker yesterday afternoon, and reviewed with her “the security situation in the country after the events that occurred Thursday night in the city of Tripoli, and the riots that accompanied them that led to the killing of one person and wounding dozens, the burning of the Tripoli municipality building, and the attack on a number of official, private and educational facilities. in the city".

Aoun requested "an investigation into the circumstances of what happened and the strict pursuit of the perpetrators who had infiltrated the ranks of the peaceful demonstrators, and carried out acts of sabotage that met with widespread condemnation from everyone, especially the people of the city."

For her part, «Minister Aker briefed President Aoun on the reports received from the army leadership about the circumstances of what happened in Tripoli, and the procedures that must be followed to prevent repeated encroachment on property and public and private facilities.

For his part, the head of the caretaker government, Hassan Diab, yesterday threatened what he called "criminals", to be held accountable before the courts, for the backdrop of the Tripoli events.

For his part, the Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri expressed his regret for the statements quoted by President Aoun in the local newspaper Al-Akhbar, accusing the Baabda Palace departments of directing the government clash towards sectarian paths, stressing his demand for a government of specialists of 18 ministers.

Hariri asserted his demand for a "government of specialists, and the palace wants a partisan government."

Late on Thursday evening, some protesters set fire to the municipality building in the city of Tripoli, northern Lebanon, while the number of people injured in the clashes between protesters and security forces rose to 112.

Hassan Diab threatens those he called "criminals" to be held accountable before the courts.

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