A patrol from the Intelligence Directorate of the Lebanese Army in Al-Minya, in North Lebanon, intercepted on Sunday several buses transporting Syrian migrants who had entered Lebanese territory illegally, through the largely porous northern border.
An investigation has been initiated with the detainees under the supervision of the competent judiciary.
More than two million Syrian migrants reside in Lebanon, the large majority illegally. Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi said in recent declarations that only 600,000 Syrians have obtained legal residency permits, stressing that Lebanon rejects any attempt to settle them in return for financial rewards.
An investigation has been initiated with the detainees under the supervision of the competent judiciary.
More than two million Syrian migrants reside in Lebanon, the large majority illegally. Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi said in recent declarations that only 600,000 Syrians have obtained legal residency permits, stressing that Lebanon rejects any attempt to settle them in return for financial rewards.
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