Yassine Recovers Psychological Trauma after Detention, Begins to Make Confessions

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After sustaining a state of psychological shock following his arrest, the so-called emir of the Islamic State group in the refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh, Imad Yassine, has started to make confessions and has revealed information about terror schemes that he had planned to execute, sources following up on the investigation told As Safir daily.

During the first 12 hours after his detention, Yassine was stunned and mumbling about his whereabouts and was asking: “Where am I ...Who brought me here and why? I want to go back home,” said the sources.

They added that it took Yassine several hours to get over his psychological trauma as the result of his arrest during which his limbs were tensely shaking.

The detainee later confessed that he had planned to carry out “unprecedented” terror bombings that would target the Casino du Liban in Keserwan, the UNIFIL peacekeepers in the south, overcrowded restaurants in Down Town Beirut and in Metn, the Central Bank of Lebanon, the Electricite Du Liban facilities in Jiyyeh and Zahrani in addition to military and security positions.

Yassine has made serious confession that will remain “under wraps”, said the sources because the security apparatuses are keen to exert exceptional efforts to dismantle the criminal network of Yassine in all regions.

On Thursday, the army intelligence arrested Yassine following close surveillance and followup and in a special operation, in Ain el-Hilweh's al-Tawari neighborhood.

It was reported in July that Yassine had received orders from IS foreign operations chief Abu Khaled al-Iraqi to stage major "Iraq-like bombings" across Lebanon.

Comments 2
Thumb EagleDawn 24 September 2016, 10:16

As Safil newspaper is as credible as when mowaten of iran says he is Lebanese, secular, and has one account only.

Iranian owned and paid news outlets.

Thumb Mystic 25 September 2016, 14:52

You belong in the same place as him.