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Illegal buildings on public property Security forces in Lebanon are cracking down on the illegal construction of residential buildings on public land. Particular areas of concern are Hezbollah-controlled regions in the southern suburbs of Beirut and south Lebanon. According to As Safir, the Ouzai district was constructed entirely on public property while nearly 1,000 residential units were built on thousands of acres of public property in southern Lebanon. On April 18, six policemen in the southern suburbs of Beirut were injured while attempting to evict the occupants of illegal houses. A similar incident on April 21 in Tyre left two civilians dead and two others wounded by police gunfire. According to the Associated Press, caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri indicated that Hezbollah has turned a blind eye to the construction. Hezbollah defended itself against the accusation, urging officials to severely punish such violations. Syrian tycoon Makhlouf in the spotlight Last