Breaking: State of Emergency in Lebanon
Charles Johnson
Fri Nov 23, 2007 at 10:53 am PST • Views: 323
Lahoud asks army to take over Lebanon security.
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon’s outgoing President Emile Lahoud asked the army to take control of the country’s security on Friday, after rival leaders failed to agree on his successor, creating a vacuum in the presidency from midnight.
Lahoud said in a statement read on his behalf that “the dangers of a state of emergency” existed and entrusted “the army with the authority to maintain security.”
Lahoud considers the government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora as illegitimate.
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