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| Qatari security team in Beirut |
| 2008-05-14 |
| The Lebanese army has escorted a team of Qatari security experts out of Beirut International Airport amid the ongoing political crisis. The 27-member security team arrived in Beirut on Tuesday and was escorted by the army, a Press TV correspondent reported. The team is tasked to undertake security measures ahead of the arrival of an Arab League ministerial delegation scheduled to visit Beirut later in a bid to defuse tension. All roads to Beirut International Airport have been closed after violent clashes erupted between supporters of the Western-backed government and the opposition. Tension mounted in the country after Fuad Siniora's government outlawed a telecommunication network used by Hezbollah and sacked Beirut Airport's security chief over alleged ties with the resistance movement. Meanwhile, Saad Hariri's al-Mostaqbal TV channel was to resume broadcasting on Tuesday afternoon. The TV network stopped broadcasting after supporters of the opposition took control of its headquarters and handed over it to the army. |
| Posted by:Fred |