Syria Pressures Lebanon to Prevent Displaced from Entering Lebanese Territory
A security official revealed that Syria is “exerting great pressure on Beirut to prevent displaced Syrians from entering Lebanon,” reported UK’s the Guardian on Tuesday.
It also urged Lebanese authorities to halt alleged arms smuggling to Syrian protesters where the demonstrations have taken on the form of a sectarian rebellion, and not a revolution similar to others that had taken place in the Arab world, it added.
The border crossing between Lebanon and Syria near Wadi Khaled had witnessed the arrival of hundreds of Syrians after violence erupted in the nearby town of Tall Kalakh in Syria
Last Saturday, two wounded Syrians were transported to Lebanese territory.
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