Concrete Blocks Outside Interior Ministry Removed
Cement blocks, barbed wire and explosives detection equipment that were placed at the entrance of the Interior Ministry, narrowing a bustling Hamra street in Beirut’s neighborhood, were removed on Tuesday.
Media office of outgoing Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq, said in a statement that he requested related security officials at the ministry to remove the blocks that were initially placed for “security reasons.”
The statement said that Mashnouq had been working on a file related to counter-terrorism, which put his life in danger. “The reasons exist no more,” it said.
Mashnouq will hand over the Interior Ministry to Rayya Hassan on Wednesday.
According to al-Jadeed TV channel, Hassan has first taken the decision to lift the blocks on Monday morning.
According to a statement reportedly released by her media office, she was planning on announcing it on Wednesday.
Source: Naharnet
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