Arab Democratic Party official to LBCI: We trust the Lebanese judicial system

The media official of the Arab Democratic Party Abdul Latif Saleh confirmed on Tuesday the presence of compelling evidence proving the party's innocence in Tripoli's twin blasts.

Saleh's comments were made during a phone call with LBCI's Nharkom Said TV show, in which he reiterated the party's full trust in the Lebanese judicial system, adding that immunity will be lifted off any suspect whose involvement in the Tripoli blasts is proven.

He also noted that the Jabal Mohsen neighborhood is being put under an embargo, calling on concerned authorities to take the appropriate procedures in this regard.

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.

The al-Taqwa mosque is where hardline Salafist Sheikh Salem Rafei preaches. He has been known for his anti-Syrian regime sentiment.               

The blasts came amid rising tension in Lebanon resulting from Syria's civil war, which has sharply polarized the country along sectarian lines and between supporters and opponents of the regime of President Bashar Assad.  

Tensions in the city had been mounting since 14 October, when a Lebanese military prosecutor pressed charges against seven men, at least one of whom was from Jabal Mohsen, for their involvement in the twin bombings.