Photo on right shows the last time Beirut's airport was attacked, by Israel during the July-August war in 2006.

Jumblatt said that recently a container was found in the airport to which a surveillance camera was attached. He added that Hizbullah placed a container on a side road in the Ouzai district overlooking Beirut airport's western runway and placed a camera in it to monitor aircraft traffic along the facility.

Jumblatt revealed that Hezbollah was specifically monitoring western runway number 17, which is used primarily for executive jets. In addition to Jumblatt, only a handful of other Lebanese politicians fly on private jets: Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, Majority leader Saad Hariri, Defense Minister Elias Murr, MP Michel Murr, cabinet minister Mohammed Safadi and ex-Premier Najib Mikati.

He added the camera was used to collect information on the routine of arrivals and departures in the airport.

"It seems certain sides are monitoring (Key) figures at present and the trend is to carry out a major security operation," Jumblatt added.

He noted that a shoulder-fired Strella-M heat-seeking missile "would be capable of hitting a jetliner on the runway, for example."

Update: Hezbollah Responds to Allegations

MP Kamel Rifai of the Loyalty to the Resistance bloc commented on Jumblatt's statement yesterday over security concerns regarding an attack against runway 17 of Beirut's international airport, Rifai said that these allegations are a "coup" against Jumblatt's promise to Berri.

"The document Jumblatt revealed is a fake, just like the story of the French MP who went into sensitive areas in Dahiyeh," Rifai said, adding, "These allegations are aimed at hurting the resistance."

"What is happening today is just messages about security from the inside targeting the resistance. All of us are aware of the security zones in Qoreitem, Clemenceau and Maarab," Rifai added, referring to the residences of the respective leaders of the majority.

Tags: Airport, Assassinations, Fouad Siniora, Hezbollah, Israel, July-August 2006 War, Saad Hariri, source: Naharnet, source: Now Lebanon, source: Ya Libnan, Spy, Walid Jumblatt