Beirut's airport comes under attack

Published May 22nd, 2012 - 11:15 GMT
Trouble at Rafik Hariri Airport
Trouble at Rafik Hariri Airport

A Pakistani national could be planning to place chemical agents in the ventilation system of Rafik Hariri International Airport, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Tuesday.

The daily said that the airport’s security apparatuses are now questioning people that have Pakistani or Indian features after receiving the information from a Western intelligence agency that also provided them with the man’s sketch.

Airport security has also asked all maintenance companies to take utmost precaution.