Lebanon security update - september

On Wednesday 19 September at 5:25 PM a big explosion (25 Kg of explosives) detonated in Beirut Northern suburb, at Horsh-Tabet, killing 6 people and wounding about 60.

The bomb targeted Christian MP (of the Phalangist Party) Antoine Ghanem, who was passing by in his car and who was instantly killed. He is the 4th Deputy belonging to the Cedar Revolution movement of 2005, also called the 14th of March, being killed.

Lebanese deputies are supposed to elect a new President of the Republic between September 25 and November 25, 2007.

A lot of controversies are ongoing about the identity of the new president who is supposed to replace current pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud, former Army General. The assassination of anti-Syrian deputies aim at changing political alliances in favor of the return of Syrian hegemony in Lebanon.

In an outrageous statement issued yesterday, Syrian authorities expected that additional 14th of March deputies would be assassinated in Lebanon before the election of a new President.

Nevertheless, pro-government deputies are determined to convene at the Parliament and chose a new president despite the real threats facing them, to vote for an independant and sovereign State. Accordingly, the next couple of months are believed to be determinant of the future of the Lebanese Republic in light of the new president's identity.

 

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My dear friend, I thank you for the update on the situation in Lebanon. I truly wish for a peaceful and prosperous solution to end the tragedy in the region.

Kai