A terrorist act aimed at all Lebanese
Interior Minister Ziad Baroud visited Tripoli’s government building on Wednesday and told a press conference that the investigation into the morning’s bombing is being dealt with very seriously. “We are doing our best to make the Lebanese peoples’ lives more secure,” he said.
“I came to Tripoli to express my solidarity with the injured and [the families of] those who died,” he added. At least 19 people, including soldiers, died, and 40 were wounded.
Baroud said that the explosion was a terrorist act that is aimed at all the Lebanese without any exceptions.
“I have not been to the crime scene so as to respect the investigators’ job and preserve evidence,” Baroud said.
Baroud confirmed full cooperation between the Lebanese army and the Internal Security Forces, which he said will help the investigation reach the best results.
“I will not talk about evidence or speculations. When we have the results of the investigation, we will reveal them to the public,” Baroud said.
“The more united, the better we can deal with terrorism,” Baroud concluded.
President Michel Sleiman reconfirmed in a phone call to Baroud and the army the necessity of intensifying the investigation so as to speedily bring the perpetrators to justice.