Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea called Friday for “protecting the Lebanese” in the wake of twin blasts that hit the Beirut southern suburb of Bourj al-Barajneh and left 44 people dead and 239 hurt.
“Nothing can save us from the tragedies of the ongoing wars in the region other than this general Lebanese solidarity,” Samir Geagea said during an LF ceremony.
Voicing his “surprise” that the government has not convened despite “this huge incident and disaster,” the LF leader stressed that “only the rise of an actual Lebanese state can salvage the Lebanese.”
“Such a state would have control over all decisions and steps and nothing can protect the Lebanese other than protecting Lebanon’s border very well and sealing it permanently in both directions,” Samir Geagea added, referring to the crossing of fighters from Syria into Lebanon and from Lebanon into Syria.
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