General Security Arrests Syrian al-Nusra Front Suspect

W460

The General Security Department announced on Thursday the arrest of a Syrian man suspected of belonging to the al-Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front.

A communique issued by the general-directorate said: “Syrian Aa.B. was apprehended for belonging to al-Nusra Front and participating along with others in purchasing weapons and ammunition.”

The suspect has “transported the arms to the outskirts of (the northeastern border town of) Arsal and inside Syrian territories,” it said.

He was referred to the judiciary after he was questioned by General Security officers, the communique added.

Later on Thursday, the army arrested Hussein Mohammed al-Hujeiri in Wadi Hmeid-Arsal on suspicion of his affiliation to terrorist groups.

Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3) added that Army Intelligence arrested during Arsal raids defected Syrian Major Mohammed Kabbar and Mohammed Hassan Ezzeddine for belonging to terrorist groups.

The threat of al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State group rose in August last year when they overran Arsal and engaged in bloody battles with the Lebanese army.

The jihadists took with them hostages from the military and police and later executed four of them.

G.K.

M.T.

Comments 7
Default-user-icon mowaten (Guest) 08 October 2015, 12:40

innocent until proven guilty unless he is a Sunni. By the sound of things, it seems he is a Sunni. Hence and therefore he is guilty.

Thumb _mowaten_ 08 October 2015, 13:57

are you a bot?

Default-user-icon bot (Guest) 08 October 2015, 14:32

are you a troll?

Default-user-icon Rita Nahas (Guest) 08 October 2015, 14:57

I demand to know who pays you to post mowaten and for what exact purpose? Is it propaganda? Is it spamming? Is it what? I find you on every article from sunrise till sunset! I demand answers and Now!

Default-user-icon rami abu nasr (Guest) 08 October 2015, 15:45

is trolling your only job mowaten? I hope not

Default-user-icon abu ali putin (Guest) 08 October 2015, 13:05

well done comrade abbas ibn zainab

Default-user-icon msharafieh not ashrafieh (Guest) 08 October 2015, 14:32

well said