Lebanese Arrested for Joining Nusra Front, Recruiting Members to Fight in Syria
The General Security arrested a Lebanese man for confessing to belonging to the al-Qaida-affiliated al-Nusra Front, it said in a statement on Thursday.
The suspect admitted that he was tasked with forming a Nusra Front cell in Lebanon, recruiting members, and facilitating their passage to join the fight in Syria.
He said that he had illegally entered Syria through Turkey, where he pledged his allegiance to the al-Nusra Front's branch in Reef Latakia.
Commander of this branch, a Syrian called Abou Hassan, had tasked the detainee to form the cell in Lebanon.
The suspect added that he had also harbored wounded terrorists and provided them with safe residences, added the General Security statement.
He also facilitated their escape and protected them from detection.
He has since been referred to the concerned judiciary for further investigation.
The various security agencies and the army have for the past months arrested a number of Lebanese and foreign members of terrorist groups.
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