Ibrahim Appeases Fears, Says Situation at Airport not Worrisome

General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim said that the situation at the Rafik Hariri International Airport is not worrisome and emphasized that it is under control, Ad Diyar daily reported on Friday.

“The situation at the airport is not scary to the point of panic,” he was quoted by the daily as saying.

“The situation at Beirut airport is not worrying, and the security situation in Lebanon is under control. There is a close collaboration between the security apparatuses in order to keep the situation as such,” he pointed out.

Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq had stated while on an official visit to London that the airport suffers from security flaws that need to be addressed.

He said that improving the security measures at the terminal will be the first thing to address as soon as he returns to Lebanon.

His statement came following Tuesday's terror attacks in Brussels against its airport and metro.

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