I would imagine that all countries taking in so many refugees are having problems.
Lebanese army soldiers and policemen secure the area at the site where suicide bomb attacks took place in the Christian village of al-Qaa, in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, June 27, 2016. (photo by REUTERS/Hassan Abdallah)
Lebanon reels under weight of Syrian refugee crisis
On June 27, a series of suicide bombings rocked the eastern border town of al-Qaa in the Bekaa Valley. For the Lebanese people, this was the straw that broke the camel’s back, as the attacks reopened the debate over the issue of displaced Syrians in Lebanese territory.
Summary⎙ Print Lebanon's foreign and labor ministers are extremely worried about the consquences of Lebanon's hosting of Syrian refugees, particularly in light of the June 27 suicide bombings in the Bekaa Valley.
Author Jean AzizPosted July 8, 2016
TranslatorPascale el-Khoury
Many Lebanese suspected that the suicide bombers came from the Syrian refugee camps known as Masharih al-Qaa (Qaa Projects) neighboring al-Qaa town and that these camps harbor terrorist groups. Several security and official sources confirmed these suspicions.
This stirred a wave of panic. Various stances were taken on social media by Lebanese citizens, who expressed racist feelings against the Syrian refugees, including calls to expel from Lebanon all displaced people.
Read more: Lebanon reels under weight of Syrian refugee crisis
Lebanese army soldiers and policemen secure the area at the site where suicide bomb attacks took place in the Christian village of al-Qaa, in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, June 27, 2016. (photo by REUTERS/Hassan Abdallah)
Lebanon reels under weight of Syrian refugee crisis
On June 27, a series of suicide bombings rocked the eastern border town of al-Qaa in the Bekaa Valley. For the Lebanese people, this was the straw that broke the camel’s back, as the attacks reopened the debate over the issue of displaced Syrians in Lebanese territory.
Summary⎙ Print Lebanon's foreign and labor ministers are extremely worried about the consquences of Lebanon's hosting of Syrian refugees, particularly in light of the June 27 suicide bombings in the Bekaa Valley.
Author Jean AzizPosted July 8, 2016
TranslatorPascale el-Khoury
Many Lebanese suspected that the suicide bombers came from the Syrian refugee camps known as Masharih al-Qaa (Qaa Projects) neighboring al-Qaa town and that these camps harbor terrorist groups. Several security and official sources confirmed these suspicions.
This stirred a wave of panic. Various stances were taken on social media by Lebanese citizens, who expressed racist feelings against the Syrian refugees, including calls to expel from Lebanon all displaced people.
Read more: Lebanon reels under weight of Syrian refugee crisis
