Lebanon nabs seven suspected Daesh-linked terrorists, dismantles terror network

‘Lebanese authorities have arrested seven suspected terrorists affiliated with the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, destroyed their terror network and foiled a number of planned mass attacks.
According to a Friday statement released by the General Security Directorate, Lebanon’s intelligence agency, the arrests were made during a joint operation by the Directorate General of Internal Security Forces.
It added that the detainees included a Yemeni, a Syrian and five Palestinian nationals, who had confessed to planning a series of bombings and assassinations against armed forces and civilians. Three of the suspects had been arrested in the past on terror charges, the statement added.
“Members of the network received instructions and communicated with their handlers from Lebanon,” mainly from Ain al-Hilweh and Burj al-Barajneh area in the south of the capital Beirut, the statement further revealed.’
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