Man Arrested for Smuggling Syrians into Lebanon
The army arrested on Friday a Lebanese national on charges of smuggling Syrians into Lebanon, reported the National News Agency.
It said that it arrested Ahmed H. at the Ain al-Shaab checkpoint in the Bekaa town of Arsal.
LBCI television later identified him as Ahmed al-Hallani.
He is charged of smuggling Syrians from al-Qalamoun into Lebanon through Arsal.
NNA added that eight Syrians riding in a van were also detained.
It did not disclose the reasons for their arrest.
Arsal, a predominantly Sunni area, backs the uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad.
The town lies 12 kilometers from the border with Syria and has been used as a conduit for weapons and rebels to enter Syria, while also serving as a refuge for people fleeing the conflict.
The town has seen a massive influx of refugees in the past weeks as a result of the heavy fighting in Syria's al-Qalamoun.
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