Following the controversy sparked by the British newspaper "The Telegraph" regarding Hezbollah's storage of weapons and missiles at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport, the Lebanese Ministry of Transport conducted a field tour for journalists and ambassadors inside the airport to refute the claims made in the report.
In a previous interview with Al-Hadath TV, Con Coughlin, the defense editor of "The Telegraph," confirmed that the sources from which the newspaper gathered information about the airport report were legitimate and credible. He noted that employees at the airport expressed their fears to the newspaper about weapon storage within the facility and their concerns about it being targeted as a result.
Coughlin added, "The writer is convinced that the individuals he interviewed have a good understanding of what is happening inside the airport... Our sources are legitimate. I would also like to point out that Hezbollah has a history of using civilian facilities in Beirut for weapon storage and military purposes. Speculation suggests that the massive explosion at the Beirut port in 2020 was caused by materials intended for military use."
He continued: "The story we published contains interviews with individuals working at Rafik Hariri International Airport, and these workers expressed their fears that Hezbollah and Iran are using the airport to store weapons used against Israel. Their disclosure of this information stems from their concern that in the event of a war between Israel and Hezbollah, the airport would be targeted and destroyed."
