The Prime Minister appealed for help from friendly countries

International news agencies as saying that Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab had said after the bombings in Beirut that those responsible for the devastation would have to pay the price. The Lebanese prime minister also reiterated his commitment. Action will be taken against those responsible for the attack.

According to the International News Agency, Lebanon's security chief said that the blasts took place in a weapons depot stored at the port for years. The bombings near the residence of former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri took place when the country's The verdict in the assassination case of former President Rafiq Hariri is about to be announced.