Mashnouq Urges Aoun’s Intervention to Curb ‘Rampant Chaos’ in Baalbek
Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq has urged President Michel Aoun on Thursday to hold intensive meetings with political and security officials in order to control the deteriorating security situation in the eastern Bekaa town of Baalbek.
“I have asked President Michel Aoun to hold successive intensive meetings with political and security officials in order to put an end to the rampant chaos in Baalbek,” Mashnouq told reporters after the meeting.
He said the situation in the city has become “unacceptable.”
The meeting focusing mainly on the latest aggravating clashes in the region was held in the presence of Baalbek-Hermel governor Bachir Khodr.
The National News Agency reported later during the day that a man identified by his initials as Aa.S.,aka Sniper, has fired gunshots at a store in the old market in Baalbek and efforts are underway to arrest the perpetrator.
Armed clashes erupt frequently in the city in the absence of practical security measures by the Lebanese security forces and army to prevent further deterioration.
Source: Naharnet
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