In a televised interview, the head of the Lebanese Forces Party, Samor Geagea, acknowledged that his gunmen committed Tayouneh crime, claiming that they were defensing the Christian towns.

Geagea boasted staging the ambush and committing the massacre criticizing President Michel who called and blamed him for the bloodshed.

Seven martyrs and around 30 injured were reported during the armed attack carried out by the “Lebanese Forces” gunmen on the peaceful protestors in Tayouneh area. The protesters were demonstrating against the politicized decisions of the judicial investigator into Beirut blast, Tarek Al-Bitar.

Source: Al-Manar English Website