Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ali Hamiyah, confirmed that “the airport was not targeted by the dispute that occurred a few days ago in the Jnah area, between two families, and resulted in random shooting.”

Hamiyah revealed via an interview with Al-Jadeed TV, that the army arrested 7 people the day before yesterday, were involved in the problem, noting that “the army is still present in the airport’s vicinity , and so are the Intelligence Directorate’s members to maintain the security of the airport.”

Adding that “The shooting is an unfortunate situation, and the issue of airport security is a priority for the Lebanese state, and we will not underestimate it. Anyone who shoots indiscriminately in the vicinity of the airport has no cover and must be stopped.”