The Kataeb Party on Monday warned of possible assassinations plots against Lebanese leaders and foreign ambassadors, following media reports about alleged plots to assassinate top figures in the southern city of Sidon and Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awadh Asiri.
“The party warns of the new assassination plots which are not only targeted against Lebanese leaders but also against prominent diplomatic figures,” Kataeb's political bureau said in a statement issued after its weekly meeting.
“Adding the name of the Saudi ambassador to Lebanon to the list of the targeted figures is aimed at targeting the Lebanese-Saudi ties and the kingdom's support for Lebanon,” the party cautioned.
It also called for pressing on with the investigations and interrogation of the alleged detainees in the case.
Al-Shiraa magazine had reported in its latest issue that Asiri had been the target of an assassination bid that was foiled by Lebanese security agencies. The magazine said a Syrian and a Palestinian were arrested in connection with the case.