SIDON, Lebanon: Christian and Muslim religious figures Tuesday rejected what they said was the sectarian label on regional conflicts, calling on Lebanese to unite in the face of terror threats, during Ashoura commemorations in south Lebanon.

The Jaafarite Council, a Shiite religious body, in Sidon held a commemoration of Ashoura and brought together various religious, political and security figures including a representative of newly elected Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdel-Latif Derian, Sidon Maronite Bishop Elias Nasr, MP Ali Osseiran, a representative for MP Bahia Hariri, and the head of the Army Intelligence office in Sidon, Col. Mamdouh Saab.

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