📰 1 source 4 articles · 22 Oct 2026, 18:12 → 1 hour ago

Salam calls for harshest penalties against those transporting or storing weapons and puts the explosives file in the spotlight

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam stressed that transporting or storing weapons by unauthorized parties poses a danger to public safety, calling for security and judicial follow-up and the harshest penalties against those responsible. This coincided with the explosives file returning to the forefront, according to the reports.

📍 Where things stand: The situation rests on PM Salam's statements; no details have yet been announced about specific measures or an incident related to this file.

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22 Oct 2026, 18:12 Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam stressed the need to impose the harshest punishment on those who transport or store weapons and threaten citizens' safety.
22 Oct 2026, 18:15 Salam affirmed that storing or transporting weapons by unauthorized parties constitutes a danger to public safety, stressing the need for security and judicial follow-up.
22 Oct 2026, 18:26 The report said the explosives file has returned to the forefront and that Salam stressed pursuing those responsible for this file up to the harshest penalties, without additional details on the incident or the measures taken.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

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