Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Shiekh Ahmed Al-Assir is Lebanese Sunni Muslim extremist, a Radical Cleric, and former Imam of the Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque in Sidon, South Lebanon. With his increasing involvement in regional politics after the Syrian Civil War began and his interaction with the media, he has become a famous personality in Lebanon's current political landscape. While he is labelled as a Salafist, he described himself on national TV as a non-denominational Sunni. He frequently agitates against Iran and the Lebanese resistance group, Hezbollah, whom he accuses of being a threat to the fragile sectarian balance and democracy of Lebanon.After being a wanted fugitive for years, Al-Assir was detained on Saturday August 15, 2015 by Lebanese General Security officials while attempting to flee to Egypt using a forged passport in Beirut International Airport. Upon his capture, it was revealed that Al-Assir had undergone physical changes in appearance and attire; with a shaved beard and new clothing style and facial modifications suggesting the use of plastic surgery."@en }
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- Ahmed_al-Assir abstract "Shiekh Ahmed Al-Assir is Lebanese Sunni Muslim extremist, a Radical Cleric, and former Imam of the Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque in Sidon, South Lebanon. With his increasing involvement in regional politics after the Syrian Civil War began and his interaction with the media, he has become a famous personality in Lebanon's current political landscape. While he is labelled as a Salafist, he described himself on national TV as a non-denominational Sunni. He frequently agitates against Iran and the Lebanese resistance group, Hezbollah, whom he accuses of being a threat to the fragile sectarian balance and democracy of Lebanon.After being a wanted fugitive for years, Al-Assir was detained on Saturday August 15, 2015 by Lebanese General Security officials while attempting to flee to Egypt using a forged passport in Beirut International Airport. Upon his capture, it was revealed that Al-Assir had undergone physical changes in appearance and attire; with a shaved beard and new clothing style and facial modifications suggesting the use of plastic surgery.".