Saudi Arabia seeks extradition from Lebanon of man who threatened embassy

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Lebanon Walid al-Bukhari mentioned the dominion is in search of the arrest and extradition from Lebanon of a Saudi man who threatened the dominion’s embassy in Beirut final week.

“We name upon the competent Lebanese authorities to undertake the mandatory authorized procedures relating to the terrorist threats,” Bukhari mentioned following a gathering with Lebanon’s inside minister.

Lebanon and Saudi safety forces say the individual behind the recorded threats was a Saudi dissident. Reuters couldn’t independently affirm the knowledge and was not in a position to contact the person.

Bukhari additionally known as on Lebanese safety forces to proceed cracking down on illicit drug smuggling to Saudi Arabia, noting the dominion has seized 700 million narcotic capsules and a whole bunch of kilos of cannabis smuggled from or by way of Lebanon since 2015.

(Reporting by Timour Azhari; Modifying by Frank Jack Daniel)