NNA - This afternoon, amidst the popular crowds and figures who flocked from the capital and various Lebanese regions to central Beirut, former Prime Minister Saad Hariri visited the tomb of his father, martyr Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, on the occasion of commemorating the 19th anniversary of his assassination, accompanied by the head of the Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Human Development, Bahia Hariri, and his uncle. Shafiq Hariri, where they recited the "Al-Fatiha" for his soul and the souls of his fellow martyrs.

Hariri walked among the crowds who gathered around him and chanted slogans of support, as he shook hands with them and expressed appreciaiton for their affection.

Upon his departure, Hariri addressed the crowds through the media, saying: “I want to thank all the people who came from all of Lebanon," adding, "I assure you that wherever I may be, I will remain by your side and with you...for Hariri does not leave the people.”

He concluded: "Tell everyone that you have returned to the arena, and without you there is no 'running country'...The pulse of the country is here. Maintain the pulse, preserve the country...We are together and I am by your side...Everything is in good time!"

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