General Security Busts Syrian Network Forging Lebanese IDs
The General Security Intelligence Bureau raided two apartments inhabited by Syrians and detained several nationals, the state-run National News Agency reported on Thursday.
According to NNA, the first apartment lies in al-Saadiyat in the Shouf district, while the second in the area of Aramoun in Aley district.
Several Syrians were reportedly detained.
The offenders form a network for forging Lebanese identification cards for several Syrians, the news agency added.
The Lebanese security forces have been cracking down on Syrian encampments and locations after troops battled jihadists who overran the northeastern border town of Arsal in August.
Some Lebanese justify the measures taken against Syrians, accusing refugees of crime, and urging them to "go home".
Lebanon is currently hosting more than 1.5 million refugees, a figure equal to over a quarter of the country's population.
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