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  • BEIRUT: Mustaqbal Bloc Warns Against Programmed Arming Up By March 8

    MUSTAQBAL BLOC WARNS AGAINST PROGRAMMED ARMING UP BY MARCH 8 FACTION

    Naharnet
    Feb 2 2009
    Lebanon

    The Mustaqbal Parliamentary Bloc on Monday accused unnamed factions
    of the March 8 alliance of "programmed distribution of weapons to
    its partisans in the Bekaa and the north."

    The Bloc, after a meeting presided over by its chairman Saad Hariri,
    said such practices "spark serious fears and raise concerns about
    schemes to pressure citizens and intimidate them with the aim of
    influencing developments related to the forthcoming elections to
    prevent voters from freely electing their representatives."

    The statement also criticized the gunfire attack on Hrag Akian,
    a founding member of the Free Lebanese Armenian Movement (FLAM),
    saying it was "in line with intimidation campaigns related to the
    forthcoming elections."

    It called for high turnout at a rally scheduled for Feb. 14 to mark
    the fourth anniversary of ex-Premier Rafik Hariri's assassination.
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