NNA - Saint Joseph University (USJ) administration decided to suspend classes at the Social Sciences Campus on Monday afternoon and all day on Tuesday, as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of students, USJ Secretariat General said in a statement on Monday.



The University administration carried out the necessary contacts with all the concerned sides to put an end to this situation, statement said.



The University hailed the efficient role undertaken by the security and military forces in this regard, saying that University administration, in coordination with the Internal Security Forces and the Lebanese army, adopted the requisite measures to secure that verbal diatribe between the two disputed sides wouldn't transform into dispute.



"These forces, along with University Administration, have shouldered their full responsibilities in this regard," statement stressed.



The University renewed commitment to its historic constants set in its main charter, and the implementation of the principles of its mission as a university for all the Lebanese regardless of their sects and political affiliations.


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