General Security Arrests al-Nusra Would-Be Suicide Bomber

The General Security announced Friday that it has foiled an attempt to carry out a suicide bombing in the country.

“As part of the monitoring of the terrorist groups' activities and the pursuit of their sleeper cells, the General Security arrested Lebanese national Y. D. over intelligence information that he belongs to a terrorist group and was plotting to stage an act of sabotage,” it said in a statement.

“During interrogation, he confessed to belonging to the terrorist al-Nusra Front group and to plotting a bombing with a suicide vest,” it added.

He was referred to the relevant judicial authorities upon the end of interrogation.

Dozens of suspects -- including would-be suicide bombers -- were arrested and several suicide vests were seized in recent days as security forces launched massive nationwide raids.

The crackdown comes in the wake of deadly suicide blasts in the Beirut southern suburb of Bourj al-Barajneh that killed 43 people and wounded around 240 others.

The attack, among the worst in years, was claimed by the jihadist Islamic State group.

Y.R.