Lebanon Declares State of Emergency Over Hariri Report
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James Joyner | Thursday, October 20, 2005 |
Troops deployed in Lebanon cities (BBC)
Lebanese troops have been deployed in the capital and other key cities a day before the release of a UN report into the killing of former PM Rafik Hariri. Armoured vehicles and soldiers have been patrolling Beirut, in what the interior minister described as an unofficial state of emergency.
A UN team has been investigating the assassination of Mr Hariri in a devastating bombing in February. Many in Lebanon blamed Syria, which is something Damascus denied repeatedly. UN chief Kofi Annan is to receive the report on Thursday. The UN Security Council will see the report on Friday and be briefed on 25 October by the team’s leader, German magistrate Detlev Mehlis.
Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said that while he did not know what was in the report, Thursday’s measures had been taken in case it revealed who was behind the murder.
A prudent move, indeed.
via Scott Koenig
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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