Saudi Condemns Dahieh Blast, Calls for Extending Army Authority across Lebanon
The Saudi cabinet on Monday condemned the bombing that rocked Haret Hreik and the blast that killed former minister Mohammed Shatah, describing them as “terrorist” attacks.
Information Minister Abdul Aziz Khoja said his government stressed “the kingdom's condemnation of the two terrorist bombings that have recently occurred in Beirut.”
The Saudi cabinet called on all Lebanese parties to endorse “the approach of wisdom and reason” and to “put their country's interest above the narrow factional interests which are exhausting Lebanon and its assets.”
It also stressed the need for “the Lebanese state and its army to extend their authority across Lebanese territory to stop the tampering with the security of Lebanon and the Lebanese.”
On December 29, President Suleiman announced that Saudi Arabia had pledged to donate $3 billion to buy French weapons for the Lebanese Army.
French President Francois Hollande, who was on a visit to Saudi Arabia, said his country would "meet" any requests from Lebanon.
Source: Agence France Presse
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