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October 5, 2011

Daily Star - Authorities seek arrest of Hizb ut-Tahrir member, October 5, 2011

BEIRUT: An arrest warrant was issued Tuesday against a member of Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir for inciting hatred against Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai and the Lebanese Army.Military Examining Magistrate Fadi Sawwan accused Imad Malla of distributing fliers across a number of mosques in east Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley “attacking Rai and inciting [hatred] against the Lebanese Army, offending its role and reputation.”During a visit to France last month, the Maronite patriarch expressed fears that the rise of Islamist groups to power in the event the current government in Syria collapses might bring harm to minorities in the region, namely Christians.

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