Suleiman and Salam Hail Security Plans in Tripoli and Bekaa
President Michel Suleiman and PM Tammam Salam hailed on Thursday the security plans implemented in the northern city of Tripoli and the eastern Bekaa Valley, and agreed to intensify security measures mainly near places of worship during the holidays, the state-run National News Agency reported.
Suleiman held a security meeting at the Baabda Presidential Palace in the presence of Salam, Minister of Defense Salim Moqbel, Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq in addition to several security and military chiefs.
Pointing to the success of the security plan implemented in Tripoli and Bekaa, the interlocutors agreed to intensify measures near houses of worship to cut the way short on any terrorist plot.
The officials also highlighted the necessity to enhance security mainly on the airport road now that the tourism season is looming which would appease tourists coming to Lebanon.
The remote border village of al-Tufail and its residents' miserable living conditions was also discussed and the officials agreed to coordinate efforts in a bid open the roads to and from the isolated village.
The security plan was first implemented in Tripoli in an attempt to put an end to the clashes that frequently erupt between the city's rival neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen.
It was then implemented in the Bekaa region, with the security forces cracking down on gunmen, car theft gangs, and other outlaws.
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