Interrogations with Ain Zhalta Armed Group Kick Off under Supervision of Saqr

Interrogations with an armed group accused of attempting to smuggle arms to “extremists” over the weekend kicked off on Monday.

According to the state-run National News Agency, State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr supervised the preliminary investigations with the armed gang.

On Sunday the army issued a communique revealing that it thwarted an attempt to deliver arms to “extremists” in the Shouf area of Ain Zhalta.

A gunman was killed and eight others were arrested, while a soldier and a member of the armed group were wounded, said the communique.

According to the army command the armed men were arrested overnight Saturday.

The seized cache of arms contained "heavy-, medium- and light-caliber weapons and a large quantity of ammunition of various types," the Army Command added.

It said the eight detainees were being interrogated under the supervision of the relevant judicial authorities.