MP Aoun's assassination attempt circumstances revealed

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23-09-2012 | 15:32
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MP Aoun's assassination attempt circumstances revealed

On Saturday, around 7:30 pm, and while on of FPM leader Michel Aoun’s three convoys got hit by gunshots while passing in Sidon. When the incident happened, General Michel Aoun was still in Jezzine and immediately changed the track of his convoy while coming back to Beirut.  

The vehicle that got hit during the shooting is a BMW X5. 4 security members were riding it and the driver might have got shot if the bullet did not stick in the back door on the right.

Sources told LBCI that several bullets were shot but only one hit the vehicle.

The public prosecution in the South continued on Sunday the investigations in the case of the assassination attempt which targeted one of the convoys of MP Michel Aoun in Sidon on Saturday night.            

In this context, a meeting was held at Sidon’s palace of justice, chaired by the Prosecutor of the South Judge Samih al-Hajj, in the presence of representatives of security apparatuses. During the meeting, the place of the accident was revealed.                

Judge Samih al-Hajj was working in coordination with the acting General Prosecutor Judge Samir Hammoud, who, in turn, called MP Michel Aoun to congratulate him for his safety, and to provide him with updates on the ongoing investigation.

Interior Minister's position:

For his part, Interior Minister Marwan Charbel confirmed that one of General’s Aoun convoys was hit by gunshots. However, secret security sources reported that the incident is a rumor and that the cameras did not capture any abnormal action.

In an interview with LBCI, Charbel said that the Judiciary is now responsible of this case, stressing that the investigations did not reveal any new information.

Charbel added that the shooting surely happened and the found bullet is a proof.

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