Last week, there were explosions in a Shiite neighborhood in Beirut that strongly supported Hezbollah. The rebel forces fighting in Syria were blamed for the attack. It was said to be in retaliation for Hezbollah's entry into the Syrian fighting on the side of Assad. These bombings were followed by more. This time the target was a Sunni neighborhood in the Lebanese city of Tripoli. This second attack seemed to be a response by Hezbollah to the initial blast.
All that has happened is that more and more hatred has been stirred up. Here is what Reuters is reporting about al Qaeda's response:
Al-Qaida's North African branch blamed Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim militant group Hezbollah for twin bombs that hit the northern city of Tripoli on Friday and threatened retribution, a US-based intelligence monitoring website reported on Saturday.
Although al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, is not operational in Lebanon, its statement shows a growing regional hatred against Hezbollah by radical Sunni Muslim groups and a wider, deepening sectarian divide in the Middle East.
All that has happened is that more and more hatred has been stirred up. Here is what Reuters is reporting about al Qaeda's response:
Al-Qaida's North African branch blamed Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim militant group Hezbollah for twin bombs that hit the northern city of Tripoli on Friday and threatened retribution, a US-based intelligence monitoring website reported on Saturday.
Although al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, is not operational in Lebanon, its statement shows a growing regional hatred against Hezbollah by radical Sunni Muslim groups and a wider, deepening sectarian divide in the Middle East.
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