By Prensa Latina,
Beirut : Syria blamed Lebanese extremists, who want to turn the country into a corridor between Lebanon and Iraq, of carrying out a recent attack that killed 17 and wounded 14, As Safir reported on Friday.
The newspaper quoted Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, who told Arab personages that his country “is threatened” and that some armed fundamentalist groups are trying to turn Syria into “a scenario of their actions”.
The extremists mentioned by the president operate in northern Lebanon and were supported by sectors linked to political forces in Parliament that are hostile to Syria, particularly the March 14 bloc.
Al-Assad said Syrian intelligence agencies had arrested several suspected members of the network, including the group’s leader, who perpetrated the attack on the outskirts of Damascus on September 27.
As Safir’s report was published two days after Syria and Lebanon established official diplomatic relations for the first time since they became independent more than 60 years ago, and amid actions carried out by groups opposed to bilateral ties.