Report: Gulf Nationals among Terrorist Suspects Rounded up by Army
Police and the army have arrested Lebanese, Gulf and Syrian nationals having hundreds of thousands of dollars in their possession for the purpose of buying arms, As Safir daily reported on Monday.
The ISF arrested a couple of weeks ago a Lebanese man in the northern city of Tripoli. He had 200,000 dollars in his possession, it said.
Police also apprehended earlier this month a man, likely a Syrian, carrying with him 300,000 dollars.
As Safir quoted well-informed security sources as saying that the suspect intended to buy explosives and arms for extremist groups based in Lebanon.
Two Lebanese and a Syrian have also been arrested by the Army Intelligence in Beirut on suspicion of belonging to a terrorist group and having ties to the weapons purchases, the report said.
As part of the arrests carried out by the military, two Gulf nationals who head terrorist networks were stopped after landing in Lebanon from Turkey, As Safir said.
Foreign intelligence agencies have informed Lebanese security apparatuses that sleeper cells linked to the Islamic State group and al-Nusra Front are present in several Lebanese regions.
The recent raids carried out by the army and police across Lebanon are a sign that the military would not tolerate their presence.
A security official told As Safir that dozens of suspects have been recently arrested to stop terrorists from operating in Lebanon.
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