Lebanon - Arab Today
Higher Relief Commission Secretary-General, Maj. Gen. Mohammed Kheir, arrived a short while ago at Rafik Hariri International Airport, where he boarded a Middle East Airlines flight bound for Istanbul.
Kheir is accompanied by Ambassador Mira Daher and a medical crew of 3 doctors, envoys of the President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, in addition to 9 members of the families of the Lebanese victims of the terrorist attack in the Turkish capital.
In a statement to reporters before departure, Kheir said: "All the necessary measures have been taken to travel to Istanbul, and Prime Minister Saad Hariri is coordinating with the Turkish authorities regarding the issue of the Lebanese victims; however, there is no final count until the hour."
Source :NNA