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Nasrallah appears on Lebanese television, denies Qassem killed

In a bid to quash rumors that he is severely ill, Hezbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah appeared on Lebanese television on Wednesday night.

Nasrallah also repudiated reports that he was ill, saying “the rumors… pushed me to move forward a media appearance,” in reference to Turkish Anadolu news agency’s report Tuesday night that the Hezbollah chief had been rushed to Iran after facing a medical emergency.

“The rumors prove that there has been a media war against Hezbollah in the past years.”

But JPost reports that Nasrallah does have cancer....

Nasrallah also denied reports regarding his deputy, Naim Qassem.

He also denied reports claiming his deputy Naim Qassem was seriously injured in an explosion that occurred near a convoy in Syria earlier in the day calling them "lies." Qassem was said to have assumed command of the organization while Nasrallah was away.

What could go wrong?

Labels: Free Syrian Army, Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbullah, Naim Qassem

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 9:12 PM