Qahwaji Orders Intensifying Security Measures, Army Deployment around Lebanon

Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji informed military officials on Tuesday about security measures to be adopted following last week's deadly explosion in Beirut's southern suburbs.

"Qahwaji gave directions and instructions to the heads of military units and bodies and to high-ranking army officials,” a statement published on the military institution's official website revealed.

It detailed: “He asked them to intensify their measures and the deployment of forces to control security and safeguard stability in different Lebanese regions.”

Meanwhile, Qahwaji discussed on Tuesday with a delegation of al-Mustaqbal bloc MPs the latest security developments in the country.

“The lawmakers expressed after the talks their appreciation of efforts exerted by the army to fight terrorist networks and control security in various Lebanese regions,” the state-run National News Agency said.

A huge blast took the lives of 27 people and wounded 280 others last week in Beirut's southern suburb.

And on Saturday, explosive materials and devices were found in a car parked near the municipality building of the Naameh neighborhood in Mount Lebanon's Shouf district.