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| 'Syrian-Lebanese Network' Poses Threat, Says Interior Minister |
| 2005-09-27 |
| Beirut, 27 Sept. (AKI) - In Lebanon, despite the recent arrest of several former top security officials, a "Syrian-Lebanese network" continues to threaten the stability of the country, Lebanese Interior Minister Hassan Sabaa has warned. Sabaa made the remarks shortly after an emergency cabinet meeting late on Monday convened by Lebanese premier Fu'ad Siniora to discuss the wave of bomb attacks that has hit the country since the assassination of former premier Rafik Hariri in February. "Even before 14 February [the day of Hariri's murder] we were aware of this plan to destabilise which is being carried out by a Syrian-Lebanese network," Sabaa said, adding that the four former top security officials arrested in July in connection with Hariri's killing were "only a component" of the network. The network was not only made up of military and security officials but also journalists and businessmen, Sabaa said, adding that these individuals "are certainly not in prison." The cabinet meeting took place in the wake of a bomb attack on Sunday against a journalist from the LBC television station, May Shidiaq. The journalist, an outspoken critic of Syrian meddling in Lebanese affairs, had to have a leg and an arm amputated, because of the injuries she sustained. |
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