Syrian Man Indicted on Terrorism Charges

Military Examining Magistrate Judge Fadi Sawan indicted on Monday a Syrian national for involvement in terrorist activities in Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency reported.

Sawan said in his indictment that Sami Baqir, a member of an armed terrorist organization, had smuggled Syrian citizens from Lebanon to Syria and the other way around.

Baqir was also indicted for involvement in the arms trade and for harboring terrorists and providing them with weapons.

The judge issued an arrest warrant against him and referred him to the permanent military court for trial.