Beirut: President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun, on Tuesday received Director General of State Security, Edgar Lawandos, along with families of 13 personnel killed in the attack on the Nabatieh directorate building. Aoun offered condolences, stressing that the state "will not abandon its steadfast citizens" and stands by the families of the martyrs.
According to National News Agency - Lebanon, earlier, Lawandos had met the families at State Security headquarters, in the presence of senior officers, expressing deep sympathy and affirming the directorate's full support, adding that "no sacrifice will deter us from continuing our duties."