The Beirut Municipality Public Relations Department reported that the Governor of Beirut, Judge Marwan Abboud, issued the following statement:

“Due to new security incidents at gas stations as a result of the current crisis, owners of gas stations in Beirut are kindly requested to contact the hotline No. 175, before opening their stations and resuming the mobilization process for citizens, so that Beirut City Guard Regiment and Internal Security Forces can provide assistance (Beirut Police).