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Sunday, March 24, 2013

Lebanon observed the bombing Syria in border town

The military will take action that is necessary to monitor the border with neighboring countries.
Beirut (Reuters)-Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Miqati, on Wednesday (20/3), appointing Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour to follow developments in the bombing of the small town of Lebanon by Syria's border.

After a cabinet meeting, Lebanese Minister of information Walid Daouk told reporters the Lebanese security services have confirmed Syria's army has been waging air strikes against Lebanese territory, according to the Xinhua report, Thursday.

Miqati said in that meeting, "the military will take action that is necessary to monitor the border with neighboring countries."

On Tuesday, President Michel Suleiman instructed Mansour to send a letter of protest to Syria, hoping to prevent "the Syria reiterated that such operations".

But Damascus, in his first comments about the attack, denied involvement in the incident.

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