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September 20, 2010

Now Lebanon - Airport was turned into a Hezbollah security zone, March 14 source says - September 20, 2010

An unnamed March 14 source told As-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper in an interview published on Monday that “Beirut’s [Rafik Hariri International] Airport was turned into one of Hezbollah’s security zones on Saturday, which reflects [negatively] on the [status] of airport security.”

On Saturday, armed Hezbollah bodyguards met and accompanied former General Security chief Jamil as-Sayyed upon his arrival in Beirut, after he was summoned by the court for questioning over his September 12 statement in which he attacked Prime Minister Saad Hariri.

Another prominent security source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the daily that “armed Hezbollah members stormed the airport premises and the VIP lounge without having permits from the Interior Ministry or Ministry of Foreign Affairs or airport security.” He added that such a step has actually damaged Hezbollah and the Resistance more than it did the state and its institutions.

The source also said that “ the Resistance has committed suicide and turned itself into a militia.”

-NOW Lebanon
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