Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Saturday that the armed display witnessed in the streets of Beirut in the past few hours are “completely unacceptable under any circumstances or justification”.
In a statement on X, the Prime Minister added that he had called for the immediate intervention of the Ministers of Justice and Interior to identify, apprehend, and refer the perpetrators for justice.
A group of armed men appeared on a street in the capital, Beirut, during Ashura commemorations.
On Friday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun warned against “internal enemies who exploit sectarian tensions to serve their interests in coordination with external forces”.
The President denied recent reports claiming that armed groups had illegally infiltrated into Lebanon, or that preparations were underway for cross-border incursions along the Lebanese-Syrian border.
The President reiterated the need for solidarity among the Lebanese in order to confront any challenges and boost stability and prosperity.
