NNA – Caretaker Minister of Interior and Municipalities,nbsp;Judge Bassam Mawlawi, continued to follow up this afternoon on the Zahle Prison situation, after a number of prisoners set firenbsp;inside the prison premises whichnbsp;spread to the building#39;s upper floors.
To this end, Mawlawi contacted Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, asking for support in protectingnbsp;the prisonrsquo;s surroundings. He also contacted Civil Defense Director General,nbsp;Brigadier General Raymond Khattar, calling for reinforcement to the civil defense units that are working to extinguish the fire and evacuate prisoners from inside the rooms.
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Mawlawi also received a call from the Internal Security Director General,nbsp;Major General Imad Othman, who kept him updated on the latest developments inside the prison.nbsp;
Meanwhile, the Interior Minister commissioned the Bekaa Governor, Judge Kamal Abu Jaoude, to follow up on field procedures and on-ground developments, especially in terms of evacuating prisoners and treating the injured.
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