Security measures were taken to ban two rallies expected to take place in North Lebanon, one for and one against Syria's ruling regime, An-Nahar newspaper reported on Thursday.
The two rallies, which might be held in Tripoli on Friday, were not granted official permits by the relevant Lebanese authorities, the daily added.
It also said that the decision to take security measures came as a response to Pan-Islamic group Hezb Ut-Tahrir spokesperson Ahmad Kasas, who said on Wednesday that his party “has made the decision [to protest] and will not give in.”
Kasas’ group has called for a rally after Friday prayers in Tripoli, a Sunni stronghold in North Lebanon, to support Syrian demonstrators who since March have protested against President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
Hezb Ut-Tahrir (Arabic for "Party of Liberation") is an international movement which seeks to restore a caliphate by uniting all Muslim countries under a single Islamic rule.
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