Suleiman Vows "Firm" Measures against any Security Breach

President Michel Suleiman called for firm measures against any security breach, noting that the strong political rhetoric is causing political, security, and economic instabilities, the National News Agency reported on Saturday.

“The strong political rhetoric and the failure to act responsibly and to abide by the constitution according to the Taif accord are the reasons behind the political, security and economic instabilities,” Suleiman stressed.

The president held a meeting with Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn, Interior Minister Marwan Charbel, and army commander General Jean Qahwaji to follow up the situation in Tripoli

Gun battles erupted on Friday between the dominant Alawite Tripoli neighborhood of Jabal Mohsen and mainly Sunni neighborhood of Bab al-Tabbaneh.

The two sides were firing guns and rocket-propelled grenades at each other in the bloodiest clashes since last June when six people were killed in the wake of demonstrations against the Syrian government.