The Army Command announced on Friday that it is continuing its precautionary measures in and around Beirut and throughout Lebanon in order to combat the threat of bomb attacks that had recently plagued the country.

The Army Command announced on Friday that will continue with precautionary measures in and around Beirut and throughout Lebanon in order to combat the threat of bomb attacks that had recently plagued the country.

It said in a statement that it will deploy patrols and checkpoints and set up surveillance stations in Beirut and its southern suburb.

The same measures will later be implemented throughout Lebanon.

The Beirut measures include the distribution of identity cards for vehicle owners by various city mayors.

In addition, the army called on the people to cooperate with the Internal Security Forces and Beirut municipal police to prevent people from parking their cars in illegal spots.

However, Al-Manar reporter revealed Saturday the lack of troops sufficient to cover the necessary areas.

"Army deployment within cities a clear evidence of this lack," the retired brigadier Rojeh Salem told Al-Manar.

"The Army must be deployed on borders only," he said.

"General Ashraf Rifi (former general director of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces) proposed a bill to increase the staff to exceed 40 thousand security men, and said the major solution is to open door for volunteers," a Lebanese journalist, Hasan Illeik said.

Moreover, security authorities announced around 2000 reserve soldiers will be recruited to secure the southern suburb of Beirut and other areas of security threats.

The measures come in the wake of three bomb attacks that targeted populated residential areas in Beirut southern suburb and the northern city of Tripoli leaving 72 people dead and more than 1000 wounded.