Saudi Arabia Considers Dahieh Blast 'Criminal Act', Urges Media to Halt Incitement
Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awadh Asiri denounced in a statement the deadly blast that targeted Haret Hreik neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburbs, considering it a “criminal act.”
“Terrorism doesn't distinguish between anyone and the best way to confront it be by constructing a Lebanese national agreement,” Asiri said.
He lashed out at media outlets, calling on them “not to provoke” people and to “restore calm.”
Asiri also offered his condolences to the families of the victims.
On Friday, pro-Hizbullah al-Akhbar newspaper published on it's front page “the Saudi sedition” referring to the blast that rocked Dahieh a day before.
Tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran has affected the situation in the region with the ongoing conflict in Syria a main point of contention, which had largely affected Lebanon.
Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia has been locked in a decades-long rivalry with Shiite-dominated Iran.
Gulf monarchies have never made a secret of their concerns about Iranian regional ambitions.
Tehran is a key backer of Syrian President Bashar Assad, of the Shiite Alawite sect, in his fight against a nearly three-year insurrection backed by Gulf states.
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