Al-Nusra Front announces its refusal to release Christian hostages due to torching of ISIS flags

Following the announcement of a senior official in the Al-Nusra Front to the Anadole agency that freezing the release of Christian captives is due to the burning of the Front’s flag in Al-Ashrafeya, Sheikh Mustapha Al-Hujairi confirmed that the Front’s war is not with Sunnis and Christians, but with Hizbollah. Al-Nusra sources had announced the group’s demand for an apology for burning the flag prior to the release of any Christian captives, however it had not specified from whom the apology was being demanded. Last night, sources in the know affirmed the intention to release Christian captives, before the initiative was halted. If these facts are confirmed, this is a grave pointer to the hazards of terrorist organizations infiltrating the details of Lebanese events. Minister of Justice Ashraf Reefy had rushed to demand the Public Prosecutor for Discrimination to chase down those who torched the flags of Al-Nusra and ISIS, because they bear a religious slogan. The confidante of the “Change and Reform Bloc” was appointed to defend the young men who burned the two flags, describing their acts as political.