The Lebanese government is offering "a financial reward to whoever provides information" on the terrorist bombings that have rocked Beirut and killed at least six people during the past seven months. Information Minister Ghazi Aridi said after the Cabinet's weekly session yesterday, which took place at the Presidential Palace that the decision was taken "for Interior Minister [Hassan Sabaa] to give a financial reward to anyone who provides information on terrorist attacks that are carried out in Lebanon and to anyone who helps track down and catch the perpetrators."The amount of the reward has yet to be determined, but it seems clear the Cabinet stands impotent in the face of what Sabaa has described as a "terrorist phantom." He said in a news conference last month that the "terrorist bombings" are no ordinary crimes, with the customary leads, and it will be difficult to catch the perpetrators.
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