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Report: Security Measures Upped in Southern Suburbs of Beirut

Security precautionary measures were upped lately in the southern suburbs of Beirut six months after the last terror bombing attack that rocked the Bourj al-Barajneh area in November, An Nahar daily reported on Tuesday.

“The terror threats might resume any moment despite the vigilance of the security forces,” sources told the daily on condition of anonymity.

According to the daily, it is normal for the security forces to up measures as the holy month of Ramadan looms closer, which raises fears of terror attacks.

Despite the fact that the security forces are carrying out “daily arrests against Islamic States group and al-Nusra Front affiliates, the terror threats might return any moment,” they said.

Twin suicide bombings rocked a busy shopping street last November in the Beirut southern suburb of Bourj al-Barajneh, killing 43 people and wounding 239 others.

The extremist Islamic State group claimed the attack in a statement posted online.

Source: Naharnet


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