Derbas: Lebanon could close border with Syria

[Jefferson23]

The Daily Star

8/11/14

BEIRUT: Social Affairs Minister Rashid Derbas said Monday that Lebanon was considering closing its border with Syria to halt the influx of refugees.

“The Lebanese government sees no objection in taking any decisions or actions that will protect Lebanese territory and Lebanese people and guests [residing] in its territories,” Derbas told reporters following a meeting of the ministerial committee tasked with following up on the Syrian refugee crisis.

Derbas said that while the frontier with Syria remained an open border, every nation in the world sought to seal its border in the presence of danger.

Derbas said the government was still mulling a decision concerning group resettlement for Syrian refugees.

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(The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)

[Scootaloo]

1. With what, Saran wrap?

Lebanon isn't exactly well-noted for being able to defend its borders