Lebanese Forces students attacked by Minister Bassil’s bodyguards
The Lebanese Forces (LF) Student”s Section accused the bodyguards of telecommunications minister Jebran Bassil of assaulting students on their way back from Batroun.
In a published statement on Friday the LF Students Section said that they had established "friendly checkpoints" commemorating the 2005 withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon, two bodyguards for minister Bassil slandered (LF) young people on their way back from Batroun.
The statement said that this erupted into an attack on a vehicle at another checkpoint by the bodyguards resulting in three injuries. It went on to add that the LF Students Section reserves the right to take legal action against his bodyguards, holding the minister accountable for the incident.