STORY: Lebanon's interior minister tours Beirut airport to assess security measures 
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19, 2024
DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:17
LOCATION: Beirut
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Beirut Rafiq Hariri International Airport (BIA)
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): BASSAM MAWLAWI, Lebanese Interior Minister
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): BASSAM MAWLAWI, Lebanese Interior Minister
4. various of Mawlawi inspecting the BIA
                         
STORYLINE:

Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi has said the security operations at Rafiq Hariri International Airport (BIA) in Beirut are running smoothly. 

Mawlawi toured the airport on Thursday to assess the security measures in place ahead of the holiday season and assured that every effort is being made to avert any potential threats.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): BASSAM MAWLAWI, Lebanese Interior Minister
"All the inspections measures, whether for the arriving or departing passengers are strict, and particularly on cargoes, to make sure that the airport security department is doing its job and giving a good impression about Lebanon that all the Lebanese want a secure country where all the laws are applied, and this is reflected as a good image of the country for the world."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): BASSAM MAWLAWI, Lebanese Interior Minister
"As for the facilities given for the passengers, as you can see, the number of departing passengers in this period is acceptable, and at the arrival, the security department is doing all its best to facilitate the security measures for the arriving passengers to avoid any jam during the festive season. But we can assure that there is no leak in the security of the airport and all the security measures are being applied in the best way."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beirut.
(XHTV)