Abboudieh, Arida Crossings Closed
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
The al-Abboudieh and al-Arida crossings with Syria were closed late on Saturday amid conflicting reports about the authorities requesting these procedures.
OTV said al-Abboudieh and al-Arida crossings were closed following a decision taken by concerned Lebanese authorities.
However, MTV reported that Syrian authorities abruptly closed both crossings with Lebanon, which are the two legal passages between the neighboring countries.
These border developments come hours after a deadly suicide explosion hit the Bekaa town of Hermel.
The attack was claimed by a Syrian al-Qaida-linked group, al-Nusra Front in Lebanon.
Also on Saturday, shelling from Syria on northern Lebanese towns renewed in the evening, creating a tensed atmosphere among the residents of border regions.
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati released a statement after these border attacks, revealing that he contacted the Army Commander in this respect.
"We asked for adopting all necessary procedures to deal with this situation,” the statement detailed.
02 February 2014, 04:38
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انا حاليا عالحدود السلطات اللبنانية اغلقت المعبرين لاسباب امنية والجانبين يحالة جاهزية لورود معلومات عن عمل ارهابي محتمل ومنتمنى يشرفو مشان نتسلا فيهن شوي لان بصراحة ملينا والحدود فاضية
02 February 2014, 08:31
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This lebanese government will do nothing because they are all syrian agents, they will talk about it and thats all they don't care about lebanon they care about their profits they have sold their souls to the syrian regime otherwise if they don't they get assasinated.
02 February 2014, 09:14
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please close all the border with Syria.
our LAF should do their jib, otherwise disband them if they are going to be just hizbushaitan official police.
02 February 2014, 23:23
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where's that idiot that said yesterday that the Syrian Alawite Army was not controlling the order ? movatin ??? where are u ?
