Unidentified assailants tossed a hand grenade in the direction of the residence of the son of former Prime Minister Omar Karami in the Lebanese northern city of Tripoli, injuring two bodyguards. The vehicle transporting the perpetrators was identified as a black Kia, a security source said.
Karami said failure to uncover those behind the incident would leave Tripoli prone to security incidents and instability. "From a political and security perspective, the incident is a very dangerous one," he said. "Tripoli does not belong to one group but for several parties and if every party throws a bomb at another, the city will pay the price."
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Saad Hariri along with several ministers, lawmakers and ambassadors as well as religious and security officials phoned Karami to condemn the incident.
Karami's political ally, Hezbollah, released a statement describing the incident as part of attempts to deal a blow to internal stability and undermine the position of political figures, who oppose plans to instigate strife among the Lebanese.
Hezbollah urged political and security officials to take the necessary measures to uncover those responsible for the incident and put them on trial.
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