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Bush warns against Syrian interference in Lebanon

Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:22pm EST
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Thursday condemned the assassination of a Lebanese general and warned Syria against interfering in Lebanon.

Bush, in a statement about this week's assassination of Brig. Gen. Francois al-Hajj, who was poised to become Lebanon's army chief, said: "As Lebanon seeks to select a president democratically and in accordance with its constitution, interference by the Syrian regime and its allies, aimed at intimidating the Lebanese people, must end."

(Reporting by Tabassum Zakaria; Editing by David Alexander)


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