LF leader Geagea says Syrian regime's Intelligence behind Tripoli's twin blasts

     
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea stressed on Friday that the judiciary's outcome on Tripoli's twin blasts confirms the involvement of the Syrian regime's Intelligence.         

Geagea said at a graduation ceremony in Maarab that "the Syrian regime plotted, throughout one year, two terrorist operations in Lebanon," raising questions about the Lebanese state's inaction in this regard.           

"Wasn't it compelling to withdraw the Lebanese ambassador to Syria, to expel the Syrian ambassador to Lebanon and to brief the Arab League on the attacks?" Geagea asked.           

Geagea also called for reviving the role of constitutional authorities, rejecting the formation of a cabinet that disrupts the powers granted to President Michel Sleiman and Prime Minister-Designate Tammam Salam.

On Friday the 23rd of August, two explosions rocked the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli near the al-Taqwa and al-Salam mosques, leaving 45 killed and almost 500 others injured.                      
In the details, one blast occurred outside the al-Taqwa mosque as Friday prayers ended, while the other hit central Tripoli near the al-Salam mosque facing the residence of the former general director of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces Major General Ashraf Rifi.