Hariri denies. 16 December 2010
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s press office dismissed Wednesday as “fabricated” an Israeli media report claiming that security agencies responsible for Hariri’s security use an advanced Israeli-made device when taking protection measures.
“Prime Minister [Saad] Hariri’s press office denies this piece of news … and considers that circulating such fabricated news aims at disclosing methods used to protect Prime Minister [Saad] Hariri,” said a statement issued by Hariri’s press office.
The statement urged media outlets not to circulate such a media report.
Israel’s radio said the device diagnoses hostile elements several kilometers apart by the use of air wave technology.
The radio said the Israeli police noted that the device operates through vibrations that can’t be traced or blocked.
According to the radio report, the Israeli company that produces such devices had sold one of its products to a French company which provided it to the Lebanese government.
Hariri’s father, former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, was assassinated in February 2005 when his convoy, believed to have been equipped with sophisticated protection devices, was blown up in Downtown Beirut. The blast, which resulted from a suicide truck bombing, killed Hariri and 22 other individuals, including a number of Hariri’s body guards.
A series of assassinations targeting politicians from the March 14 coalition followed, prompting the younger Hariri to take strict security measures when traveling throughout Lebanon.
Many politicians rely on services provided by private security companies to ensure their safety. – The Daily Star
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Lebanon is officially in a political coma ... until the indictments release
Expect gradual escalation...
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