In this regard, sources said that the Turkish authorities have prohibited the Syrian nationals from entering Turkey without a visa.
Accordingly, the chief of the airport security, General George Doumit contacted an official at the Arab Syrian airlines at the airport, Samir Harb, asking him to return the 400 Syrians to Syria.
Consequently, a Syrian passenger plane arrived to Beirut airport at 01:30 pm to transport a number of nationals back to Damascus, while a second plane is scheduled for 05:00 pm and a third one will arrive at 09:00 pm.