Hajjar responds to security concerns, postpones Damascus visit after announcement of foiled plot to target Homs refinery

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1. 6 Nov 2026, 15:24 Lebanese Interior Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar said that pumping out exaggerated information means the target is elsewhere, according to MTV Lebanon, without further details on the context of the remark.
2. 6 Nov 2026, 15:28 Ahmad al-Hajjar questioned the purpose of broadcasting false news through the media, saying that if the aim is to target a minister or a government then they are ready to step down if they are the problem, while later coverage reported that he responded to security concerns with facts and figures under the headline "if my departure solves the problem".
3. 6 Nov 2026, 23:19 Interior and Municipalities Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar announced that his official visit to Damascus was postponed to a later date at the request of his Syrian counterpart Anas Khattab due to emergency circumstances, stressing that the aim of the visit is to put joint files on the table and cooperate openly, and that Lebanon's security and Syria's security are intertwined. Hours later, the Syrian Internal Security Forces announced foiling a plot to target the Homs refinery, accusing a Hezbollah-affiliated cell, which Hezbollah denied entirely.

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