Army Arrests Man in the Bekaa over Alleged Links to Omar Al-Atrash
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
The army on Saturday raided the house of Nawaf al-Hussein in the village of Jlala near Shtaura in the Bekaa and arrested him over his alleged links to Sheikh Omar al-Atrash.
"An army unit raided a house in Jlala and arrested its owner Nawaf al-Hussein,” the state-run National News Agency reported.
LBCI television explained that the arrest was made after detainee al-Atrash confessed to ties with al-Hussein.
"The arrested man was then escorted to the Ministry of Defense for investigation,” LBCI added.
Later in the evening, LBCI pointed out that the brother of Nawaf al-Hussein, Abdul Aziz al-Hussein, was also detained following al-Atrash's confessions.
On Tuesday, a military examining magistrate issued an arrest warrant against al-Atrash for carrying out terrorist activities in the country.
Judge Nabil Wehbe questioned al-Atrash over his role in transporting suicide bombers to Lebanon.
Al-Atrash, 24, has also been charged with detonating bombs and explosive-rigged vehicles, attacking the army in Majdelyoun and al-Awwali bridge areas in the southern city of Sidon in December and launching rockets on Israel.
The Sheikh, who hails from the Bekaa valley, was arrested last month.
08 February 2014, 19:26
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Good job army, now continue onward to the Meqdads, Zoiaters and other armed gangs.
08 February 2014, 20:11
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Good point ...... both are abnormal and weird. Both belong somewhere outside Lebanon.
09 February 2014, 00:29
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Nasrallah is a descendants of the prophet... really I did not know this.
09 February 2014, 14:11
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when the army wants to arrest suspects it seems they find them easily..; but for hezbis suspects they seem to have difficulties...
double standards? LOL
09 February 2014, 16:34
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Helicopter: Yes, it's archaic. Just like any other religion. But I'm not discussing religion here, just titles. A lordship is a title. A sayyed means you're related to someone. So lord = Sheikh. Sayyed = House of Windsor (if you want that example).
Ibnharethreik: Pure sexism inherent in any religion to come out of the Middle East.
General_Puppet: Surprisingly, many people claim that title. I have no idea how they determine the validity of the claim.
The sad part is all your political "colours" make you have to take a dig at someone else's religion to score a political point. And that's what's fundamentally wrong with this country.
Stop associating religion with politics. I don't care if my leader is a atheist, ant worshipper, christian, muslim, or jew. I only care about their politics. I don't care about their titles (inherited or otherwise), just what they do.
