14 Syrians Arrested in Arsal for Possessing Military Equipment

The army on Wednesday arrested fourteen Syrian men in the northeastern town of Arsal on charges of possessing military equipment and entering Lebanon illegally.

“Fourteen Syrians were arrested at army checkpoints in Arsal today on charges of possessing military equipment and entering Lebanese territory illegally with fake IDs carrying Lebanese names,” state-run National News Agency reported.

They were handed over to the Military Police in Ras Baalbek for further investigations, according to NNA.

The arrests come after the army intensified its security measures in the wake of a suicide bombing that killed three of its soldiers in Arsal's outskirts.

Also in recent days, the Internal Security Forces seized several stolen cars in the town, some of them at refugee camps.

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