A man has been arrested by the Lebanese army following his suspicion of being involved in beating and torturing Alawites in Tripoly. According to report the man was arrested at the scene of the most heated area by the recent violence in Syria.
The president of Syria, Bashar Al-Assad is from the tribe Alawites in the Northern Syria. Alawites emanate from Shiite Islam. It is believed that Sunni muslims who is the second largest city in Syria is against the regime of Assad and supported vehemently the revolt against the present government.
On Saturday opponent carried out a surprise attack on a bus transporting workers from Beirut to Tripoli as it made a regular stop at the entrance to Bab al-Tebbaneh district.
They forced nine of them off the bus and pushed them into the Sunni-populated neighbourhood before opening fire on them and beating them.
The nine were all wounded, but none critically.
In a statement issued late Saturday, the army said it had detained one suspected assailant and identified other men involved in the attack, including a Syrian.
"As a result of a search and our investigations, we have identified the armed men and all those involved in the shooting operation," said the statement.
"Army units raided their hideouts and detained Yehia Samir Mohammed... and are working on chasing down the other suspects," it added.
Tripoli is the scene of frequent Syria-linked battles pitting Sunnis from Bab al-Tebbaneh against Alawites in neighbouring Jabal Mohsen.
The most recent killings was the killing of 15 people on both sides and ended earlier this week when the army deployed along Syria Street, which separates the two districts and acts as the makeshift frontline.
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