White House condemns Beirut blasts
- 8 years ago
The White House on Thursday night condemned what it called the "horrific terrorist" twin bomb blasts that killed 41 people in Beirut on Thursday.
"Such acts of terror only reinforce our commitment to support the institutions of the Lebanese state, including the security services, to ensure a stable, sovereign, and secure Lebanon," national security council spokesman Ned Price said in a statement quoted by AFP .
The two explosions, which were separated by minutes, took place in the Ain el Sikkeh area, next to the Burj el-Barajneh Palestinian "refugee camp," at a busy time in the evening when the streets were full of families gathering after work.
"Such acts of terror only reinforce our commitment to support the institutions of the Lebanese state, including the security services, to ensure a stable, sovereign, and secure Lebanon," national security council spokesman Ned Price said in a statement quoted by AFP .
The two explosions, which were separated by minutes, took place in the Ain el Sikkeh area, next to the Burj el-Barajneh Palestinian "refugee camp," at a busy time in the evening when the streets were full of families gathering after work.