ISF Patrol Intercepted as it was Attempting to Thwart Construction Violation in Tyre

An internal security forces patrol was intercepted on Sunday as it was heading to the town of Aitet in the Tyre area in order to thwart a construction violation, reported the National News Agency on Sunday.

It said that a Renault Rapid car, without a license plate and with tinted windows, followed by 20 vehicles intercepted the patrol.

A number of men soon came down from the cars, with sticks, stones, and construction equipment in hand.

One of them attacked an ISF vehicle breaking its windows.

The army has since sent reinforcements to join the security forces in the region.

A security source told the daily An Nahar in remarks published on Sunday that the campaign to the remove construction violations near Beirut’s international airport is ongoing and “is so far taking place without incident as opposed to Friday’s developments.”

They stressed that priority should be given to removing illegal construction near the airport wall.

“The majority of the violations have been removed and the second phase will focus on removing construction violations on public property, which will then be followed by the removal of all public property violations,” he stated.

Meanwhile, security forces managed to put an end to construction violations around Beirut airport fence in the Ouzai area with the support of Hizbullah and AMAL officials after clashes with some of the residents.

Three officers were reportedly wounded and three citizens suffered minor injuries.

An Nahar daily said that the construction violations reached Burj al-Barajneh camp where the construction work neared the old airport road near the refugee camp entrance, the newspaper reported.

While in the South, Internal Security Forces gave a grace period of one week to more than 150 violators to avoid judicial prosecution, the newspaper added.