Wahhab Supporter who Hurled Majdal Anjar Bomb Says Acted on His Own

A supporter of Arab Tawhid Party chief Wiam Wahhab has confessed to hurling the explosive device that went off under the car of Mohammed Salim Abdul Khaleq in Bekaa's Majdal Anjar on Tuesday, a media report said on Monday.

The detainee, who was arrested two days ago, also confessed that he received help from another supporter of Wahhab who also lives in Majdal Anjar, al-Akhbar newspaper reported.

The detained man told interrogators that he “acted on his own” after being “infuriated by the banner that insults the leader of the Arab Tawhid Party.”

Abdul Khaleq was behind hoisting the anti-Wahhab banner on the al-Masnaa international highway, according to media reports.

Unnamed sources told al-Akhbar that the arrest of the two Wahhab supporters was not “politically motivated,” noting that the Internal Security Forces Intelligence Branch “is probing the case the same as it does regarding any other case” and that the two suspects were arrested after the branch gathered several pieces of evidence.

Two Syrian refugee children were lightly wounded in the bombing that occurred at dawn Tuesday.

Abdul Khaleq slammed Wahhab as a “bastard” in the banner after the former minister accused a contractor from the Hammoud family of corruption during a TV show and in meetings with popular delegations at his residence, media reports said.

Hammoud “has become stronger than the State and he is seeking to deprive citizens of ten hours of power supply because he has influence over some ministers and is seeking illegal financial gains,” Wahhab said.