Hariri: Mustaqbal Bulwark against Extremism, Only State Can Protect Lebanon
Al-Mustaqbal Movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri announced Thursday that his movement is a “firm bulwark in the face of extremism and terrorism,” while stressing that “only the State and the army” can protect Lebanon against any terrorist threats.
“I raise my voice to condemn the insane and cowardly terrorist attacks that targeted the Bekaa town of al-Qaa, which serve no purpose other than senseless killing and insulting our religion in addition to spreading strife and destruction,” said Hariri during an iftar banquet in the Sidon suburb of Majdelyoun.
“We are al-Mustaqbal Movement, the movement of moderation and the firm bulwark in the face of extremism and terrorism, and no one can protect Lebanon and all Lebanese except the State, the army and the legitimate armed forces, in addition to the unity of Lebanon's sons and their solidarity with the State,” the ex-PM added.
His remarks come four days after eight suicide bombers attacked the eastern border town of al-Qaa in two waves, killing five people and wounding 28 others.
“Our people in al-Qaa confronted the assault bravely and with national awareness and insistence on holding the State and its legitimate military and security forces responsible for confronting terrorism and eradicating it from our land,” Hariri went on to say.
“The State must not hesitate towards such a responsibility and it must mobilize all its assets to protect its sovereignty over its territory and the safety of its sons and to foil any plot aimed at undermining security and sowing discord,” the former premier urged.
“The terrorist organizations are seeking to sow chaos and destruction across the region, but the incubator for these organizations is the continued war in Syria and the tyranny, killing, displacement and devastation in which (Syrian President) Bashar Assad has drowned Syria,” Hariri added.
Addressing the international community, the former premier pointed out that “this problem started in Syria and it must end in Syria through a political solution.”
“The international community must shoulder its responsibilities as to putting an end to the war, securing the return of all refugees to Syria, and rescuing Lebanon and the entire region from the beasts of tyranny, ignorance, bigotry, extremism and terrorism,” Hariri said.
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