Iran denounces terrorist attacks in Lebanon
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi has denounced two waves of attacks by Takfiri terrorist groups in Lebanon, reiterating the Islamic Republic’s support for the country’s fight against terrorism.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran once again stresses the necessity of vigilance and coherence among regional governments and nations from different ethnicities and religions in the fight against terrorism,” Qasemi said on Tuesday.
He urged the international community to show more seriousness in the campaign against terrorism as well as its root causes, elements and supporters.
The Iranian spokesperson expressed sympathy with the families of the victims of terrorist attacks by Takfiri groups in Lebanon.
At least five people lost their lives and nearly two dozen others were wounded in deadly bombings near the border with crisis-stricken Syria early on Tuesday.
The Lebanese army said in a statement that the raids were conducted in six areas of the hilly eastern region of Baalbek, including the towns of Taybeh, Younin, Douris, Tal Al-Abyad and al-Hamoudia.
It added that 103 Syrian nationals were arrested and nine unlicensed motorbikes and cars in their possession seized.
The statement came only hours after eight people sustained injuries when three bombers riding motorcycles blew themselves up in the center of the predominantly Christian border village of al-Qaa near the border with Syria.
Earlier on Monday, five people lost their lives and 15 others suffered injuries when four bombers targeted the same village. The explosions reportedly struck at 10-minute intervals.
Lebanon has often seen the infiltration of Takfiri elements from neighboring Syria into its territory, where they attack the civilian population or security forces with bombings.
On June 12, a bomb explosion rocked the western part of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, but did not cause any casualties.
Last November, however, more than 40 people were killed and dozens of others wounded after two bombings, claimed by the Takfiri Daesh militants, targeted a security post in the Bourj el-Barajneh area in the southern suburb of the Lebanese capital.
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