BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Lebanon's military leader Friday urged declaration of a state of emergency in light of spillover into Lebanon from the unrest in Syria.
Samir Geagea told a Beirut news conference he was alarmed by kidnappings by a Lebanese clan in apparent retaliation for incidents in Syria and efforts to block highways leading to Beirut airport, The Daily Star reported.
"It is no longer acceptable for the Lebanese people to be hostage to the whims of whoever wishes to close roads," Geagea said.
Geagea said the Syrian government is upset Lebanon hasn't offered more support.
"Syria is resentful of the way the president and prime minister have been acting ... the Syrian government considered the current Cabinet to be its own so it automatically thought the government would help it," he said.
