Stolen Car Sparks Bomb Scare near Baabda Palace

A stolen car raised suspicions Tuesday near the presidential palace in Baabda.

“A patrol from the Republican Guard Brigade that was on a routine mission detected a suspicious car parked on the road leading to the Baabda Palace,” state-run National News Agency said.

“The road was cordoned off while the car was searched and its documents were examined, after which it turned out that it had been stolen,” NNA added.

The Republican Guard Brigade then handed over the vehicle to the Internal Security Forces for the necessary measures to be taken, the agency said, noting that the car “was not booby-trapped” as has been claimed by WhatsApp reports and some news websites.