Army Searches for IS Jihadist Involved in Thursday's Terror Cell
The Lebanese army is still in a search operation for an IS member who managed to escape after it had arrested five terrorists a day earlier who planned to carry out attacks in Lebanon, An Nahar daily reported on Friday.
The army is closely monitoring the suspect's movements and it is expected that he he will be arrested soon, added the daily.
For its part, al-Akhbar daily said that the sixth member who is still at large, is a suicide attacker who was tasked to carry out an assault.
The army said in a statement on Thursday that it foiled attacks planned by the IS jihadist group on a tourist site and a crowded area, arresting five terrorists including the mastermind.
The detainees have confessed to having carried out terrorist attacks against the army previously, it added.
Lebanon has been repeatedly shaken by attacks linked with the war in neighboring Syria, where Hizbullah is fighting in support of President Bashar Assad.
On Monday, five people were killed when four suicide bombers attacked a predominantly Christian village near the border with Syria.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Monday's attacks but they bore the hallmarks of jihadist organizations like IS or al-Qaida.
Source: Naharnet
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