West Strongly Condemn Haret Hreik Blast, Offer Condolences to Victims
Several western countries denounced on Tuesday the car bombing that targeted a residential and commercial street in Beirut's southern suburb of Haret Hreik that has killed and wounded a number of people.
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly considered the explosion “a further deeply disturbing act of indiscriminate terror.”
He pointed out that “such acts cannot be justified and are contrary to the interests of all the Lebanese.”
Plumbly called for unity among the Lebanese “at this difficult time.”
He also encouraged support to the state institutions, including the army and the security forces in order the “safeguard the country's security and stability.”
The U.N. officials hoped that those responsible for the attack “and all other acts of terrorism will be brought to justice as soon as possible..”
The U.S. embassy in Beirut also denounced the attack, it offered its condolences to the victims and their families via twitter.
“We condemn all forms of terror in Lebanon,” the embassy said.
“Abhorrent acts of terrorism such as this undermine the peace and unity the Lebanese people seek and deserve; the only answer to such attacks is to reinforce support for the state, which has sole responsibility for enforcing the rule of law,” the embassy said later in a statement.
“We reiterate our support for the Lebanese Armed Forces and Internal Security Forces as the legitimate institutions of the Lebanese state that protect and serve all Lebanese, and we call upon all parties to refrain from acts of violence and work with those security forces to help ensure those who commit these acts of terror are brought to justice,” it added.
“The United States renews its call for the implementation of U.N. Security Council resolutions 1559 and 1701, the Taif Agreement, and the Baabda Declaration. Full implementation of these accords would help ensure a stable, secure and free Lebanon,” the embassy went on to say.
For his part, British Ambassador to Lebanon Tom Fletcher considered that any attack across Lebanese territories is “an attack on all Lebanon.”
He described the bombing as “sad news of another despicable terrorist bomb in Beirut.”
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