Caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi, on Wednesday confirmed in the wake of his meeting with Grand Mufti of the Republic, Sheikh Abdellatif Derian, in Dar al-Fatwa, "We continue to assume our responsibilities and monitor the security situation, and we are taking precautions to prevent security incidents from occurring.”

Mawlawi went on to stress the paramount importance of respecting the Lebanese law.

“Syrian refugees in Lebanon are subject to the Lebanese constitution and their presence here must be regulated,” added Mawalawi, censuring incitement campaigns against the Lebanese army and state. 

“Syrian refugees must abide by the Lebanese law,” he concluded.