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Qatar Embassy urges citizen in Beirut to remain cautious

Published: 14 Oct 2021 - 09:42 pm | Last Updated: 27 Oct 2021 - 04:31 pm
Army soldiers patrol after gunfire erupted, in Beirut, Lebanon October 14, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Army soldiers patrol after gunfire erupted, in Beirut, Lebanon October 14, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

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Qatar's embassy in Beirut issued an advisory, urging its citizens to remain cautious and avoid going to places of gatherings and "locations of security turbulences".

Kuwait called on its citizens to leave Lebanon and told those wishing to travel there to wait, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

Kuwait Ministry said its embassy in Beirut "calls upon Kuwaiti citizens present there to exercise caution and to stay away from sites of gatherings and security disturbances in some areas and to stay in their residences."