26 Suspects Indicted in Terrorist Bombing Plots in Beirut, North
Military Examining Magistrate Judge Riyad Abou Ghida issued on Tuesday an indictment against 26 suspects linked to various terrorist bombings and attempted attacks throughout Lebanon.
The indictment was made against 26 suspects, some of whom are in custody, while others are at large.
The suspects are mainly Lebanese and Syrians.
They are accused of “plotting to carry out terrorist acts and bombings in various Lebanese territories.”
One fugitive, Syrian “Abou Walid”, is present in Syria's Raqa and is a member of the Islamic State extremist group.
He is accused of plotting terror attacks, while his accomplices transported explosives and weapons from Syria to Lebanon, said the indictment.
The weapons and explosives were hidden in several regions and used in Beirut and the North.
Other suspects transported suicide bombers to carry out terror bombings.
Syrians Imad Ghayyath and Amer al-Freij, known as Walid, carried out two suicide attacks in Beirut's southern suburb of Dahieh, which led to the death and injury of dozens of people.
The date of the bombings were not disclosed.
The area, a Hizbullah stronghold, has been a frequent target of bombings linked to extremists involved in the Syrian conflict, which erupted in 2011.
The latest bombing in Dahieh took place on November 12, 2015 and it left at least 40 people dead.
The IS claimed responsibility for the attack.
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