Abou Faour confirms State’s role in protecting border villages following security meeting

Two Syrian mortar shells landed on Monday on the outskirts of the al-Qasr town in Hermel without leaving any casualties.

In this regard, the al-Qasr Mayor Hassan Zeiter called on President Michel Sleiman, the government and the security apparatuses to implement strict security measures in order to protect bordering towns.

Zeiter called for deploying Lebanese Armed Forces in the town in order to protect citizens adding that if the state fails in protecting its citizens, clans in the town will interfere.

In light of this incident, President Sleiman held a security meeting at the Baabda Palace with Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and other security officials whereby they discussed these violations.

Following the meeting, Caretaker Social Affairs Minister Wael Abou Faour said the officials discussed the Syrian violations as well as the death of Lebanese citizens in bordering towns alongside the Syrian refugees in Lebanon dossier.

In this regard, Minister Abou Faour said the safety of all Lebanese citizens is the state’s duty pointing out that the Foreign Affairs Ministry will take all necessary measures to put an end to such attacks.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should prepare the necessary documents in order to refer a memorandum to the Arab League,” Minister Abou Faour said.

Abou Faour added that the Ministry of Foreign affairs will ask the United Nations to hold an extraordinary session for the Security Council in order to tackle the file of the refugees.

On another note, Abou Faour said that efforts are in progress to solve the situation of the Lebanese prisons.

On Sunday, two Syrian shells hit the border town of Hawsh al-Sayyed Ali, leaving two injured and three other mortar shells landed in the Bekaa town of al-Qasr, leaving Ali Ghazi Kataya dead and five other people wounded.