Britain's Lammy holds emergency meeting over Lebanon

Reuters

20 September 2024 at 9:41 am

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy speaks about climate and environment policy at Kew Gardens, in London

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's foreign minister David Lammy chaired a meeting of the government's emergency committee, known as COBR, on Friday to discuss the latest situation in Lebanon.

"The Foreign Secretary has chaired a meeting of COBR this morning on the latest situation in Lebanon and to discuss ongoing preparedness work, with the risk of escalation remaining high," the Foreign Office said in a statement.

(Reporting by Catarina Demony, writing by Sarah Young, editing by Paul Sandle)

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