Berri reportedly dismayed by Syria border clashes
Speaker Nabih Berri was “dismayed” by the latest clashes on the Lebanese-Syrian border, fearing that they “may turn into a sectarian war, whereas they are a conflict over smuggling routes in the first place,” a media report said.
“That’s why he is calling for controlling and sealing the border and limiting movement to legitimate border crossings, in order to avoid a sectarian strife and repercussions on Lebanon and Syria,” the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The Speaker wants to prevent “a fifth column from exploiting the tensions and creating additional problems between Lebanon and Syria in this inappropriate timing,” the daily added.
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