Sources: Syria Frustrated over Swift Reactions by Suleiman, Miqati on Shaaban Killing
President Michel Suleiman and Premier Najib Miqati have been informed about the frustration of Syrian authorities from their condemnation of the killing of a Lebanese cameraman ahead of an investigation into the incident, ministerial sources said.
The sources told pan-Arab daily al-Hayat published Monday that Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdul Karim Ali and the head of the Lebanese-Syrian Higher Council, Nasri Khoury, informed both Suleiman and Miqati about the disappointment of the Damascus regime.
Al-Jadeed TV cameraman Ali Shaaban was killed last Monday when the car he was travelling in along with two of his colleagues in the Wadi Khaled area came under fire from the Syrian side of the border.
Lebanese officials from across the political spectrum condemned the killing.
Suleiman called on “the Syrian side” to conduct the necessary investigations to pinpoint responsibilities and prevent a recurrence of such attacks in the future.
Miqati also “condemned the act of opening fire from the Syrian side on the Lebanese media team, mainly as this team was operating within Lebanese territory.”
The Syrian state news agency, SANA, said the al-Jadeed team came under fire as border guards opened fire in retaliation to an attack by "terrorist groups."
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