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Russian plane arrives carrying aid for Syrian refugees living in Lebanon

18-12-2013 | 08:57

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A Russian cargo plane carrying tons of humanitarian aid arrived at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport on Wednesday.

The fifth batch of humanitarian aid arrived on board a plane that belongs to the Russian Emergency and Defense Ministry.

The Ilyushin Il-76 plane was carrying food and basic supplies for the hundreds of Syrian refugees in Lebanon who have yet to register their names with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

"This is the first of three planes that will arrive within the next month to Lebanon to bring the necessary supplies to the (Syrian) refugees during this period and we are cooperating with the High Relief Committee regarding this matter," said Alexander Zasypkin, Russian ambassador to Lebanon.

Security problems in Lebanon have been compounded by the huge economic burden caused by the Syrian refugees, who are fleeing the violence in their country.

Lebanese authorities have warned that the massive influx of refugees in the past week could no longer be resolved through humanitarian aid.

There are some 1.4 (m) million Syrians in Lebanon by government estimate.

The UN has registered about 850-thousand, but many more enter illegally, or do not register at all.

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