Fahmy: Port Blast Probe Will Show Extent of Negligence
Caretaker Interior Minister Mohammed Fahmy on Monday expected the investigation into the colossal Beirut port explosion to prove the flagrant extent of negligence that led to the catastrophe, the National News Agency reported.
The minister said in an interview on Sunday evening, that security would be undermined in the event of political tensions, noting that politics affects security and the economy all over the world, not just in Lebanon.
Fahmy totally rejected any forms of self-security, affirming that the security situation has relatively improved in the country.
The Minister stressed there would be no succumbing to security chaos.
Fahmi noted that Arab countries are eager to help Lebanon which currently hosts around 1.5 million Syrian refugees.
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Any news on this, Mr Minister: A Lebanese photographer was shot repeatedly by hooded men on motorcycle on Monday morning as he prepared to take his children to school.
CCTV footage leaked to local media shows Joe Bejjany getting into his car outside his home in the mountain village of Kahaleh, about 13km from Beirut.Caretaker Interior Minister Mohammed Fahmi stressed on Tuesday that the investigation will continue until the perpetrators involved in the killing of Bejjani are caught.
