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Fugitive and Supporter of Asir Turns Himself in

One of the supporters of detained extremist cleric Ahmed al-Asir turned himself in to the Lebanese army intelligence checkpoint in Taamir-Ain el-Hilweh in the south, the National News Agency reported on Saturday.

Hani Najem is wanted on several arrest warrants, added NNA.

He has been at large since the deadly Abra battle in Sidon with the army in 2013.

Three supporters of Asir identified as Abou al-Abed Shmandur, Mahmoud al-Qarout and Bahaa al-Birtawi have turned themselves in to the army recently.

Several members of Asir's group had fled to the Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp in the wake of the Abra battle.

Al-Asir, a firebrand anti-Hizbullah cleric, was apprehended in 2015 while trying to travel to Nigeria via Cairo with a fake Palestinian passport.

He is wanted for his role in deadly clashes with the army.

Source: Naharnet


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