BEIRUT, Dec 15 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese caretaker Interior Minister, Bassam Mawlawi, yesterday, vowed to tighten security measures, during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
“Security agencies will carry out their full duties, to prevent anyone from exposing the country to danger,” Mawlawi said at a press conference, following his meeting with the Central Internal Security Council.
Mawlawi said, security agencies will tighten procedures near hundreds of religious buildings, and deploy about 7,690 soldiers and 440 security patrols, to cover all Lebanese territory.
Mawlawi assured that, security forces will significantly tighten measures near the airport, in case of unexpected situations.– NNN-NNA