General Security Decides against Deporting 5 Syrians

Five Syrians were released on Tuesday after being detained in Rashaya al-Fakhar on Monday.

The National News Agency reported that party and political efforts were exerted to reach a settlement to ensure their release.

It added that they were transported to a General Security post in Hasbaya where a settlement to grant them temporary residency was being made.

This will allow them to reside in Lebanon legally for a temporary period of about two months.

The security forces had initially arrested the Syrians after they entered Lebanon illegally through Mount Hermon on Monday.

The General Security's attempts to deport them was met by angry protests by the Jamaa Islamiyya on Monday, reported Agence France Presse.