RHIA Chief Denies Iran Transferring Arms to Syria via Beirut Airport
Israeli claims that an Iranian airline is transferring arms from Lebanon to Syria via Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport are “baseless,” RHIA's president announced on Thursday.
“The Israeli enemy has circulated news claiming that an Iranian airline is transferring arms and ammunition from Lebanon to Syria via Beirut's RHIA and some local media outlets have circulated this report, citing Israeli sources,” Fadi al-Hassan said in a statement.
“The presidency of the Rafik Hariri International Airport strongly denies this report in its entirety and it stresses that it is totally baseless,” al-Hassan added.
He also urged Lebanese media outlets not to “circulate any media report published by the Israeli enemy and aimed at harming the image of Lebanon and its international airport.”
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