Four Suspected Syrian Terrorists Arrested in Beirut

The Lebanese army arrested on Monday four Syrians during a raid in a Beirut neighborhood on suspicion of belonging to a terrorist organization.

The military said in a communique that the arrest was made in the area of Tariq al-Jedideh.

The Syrians are suspected of belonging to a terrorist group and of entering the country without proper identification papers, it said.

The army also arrested six Lebanese and one Australian suspect in Koura, said the communique, without giving further details.

The detainees were referred to the concerned authorities, it added.

Also Monday, state security in Rashaya arrested four Syrians for trying to infiltrate Syrian territories from an area near the Lebanese town of Ain Ata, the state-run National News Agency said.

The agency found photos of al-Nusra Front and Islamic State group members on their mobile phones, NNA added.

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