ISF Calls for Placing 'Identification Cards' on Parked Cars
Security forces ordered Lebanese citizens on Wednesday to place an identification card on their cars amid the security scare in the country following the recent bombings.
"We urge citizens who leave their cars in infrequent parking locations to put cards that identify the owners of these vehicles,” the general-directorate of the Internal Security Forces said in a released statement.
It detailed: “The card should include the full name of the driver, as well as the place of residence and the phone number that he or she can be reached on.”
“We also recommend placing it in a visible manner on top of the car's dashboard.”
The ISF explained that these measures were adopted in the wake of the security events taking place in the country and the scare over the possible presence of booby-trapped cars.
"We call on citizens not to make a scene in the case of a suspicious car and to avoid damaging the vehicle.”
The ISF's statement comes after several cars explosions took place in the southern suburbs of Beirut and the northern city of Tripoli in the past weeks, leaving dozens of people dead.
Powerful car bombs exploded outside two Sunni mosques in Tripoli on Friday afternoon.
The first bomb struck in the city center at the al-Salam mosque as worshipers were still inside.
The second explosion struck just minutes later outside al-Taqwa mosque, about two kilometers away, near the port.
Caretaker premier Najib Miqati announced that the explosions killed at least 45 people and wounded 900 others, including 110 in a critical condition.
And on August 15, more than 27 people were killed and 280 injured in a bombing in the Ruwais neighborhood in Dahieh.
| Copyright © 2012 Naharnet.com. All Rights Reserved. | https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/95909 |