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Army Arrests Australian over Terror Links

The Lebanese army has arrested an Australian citizen in the northern Koura district on suspicion of having ties with terrorist groups, the state-run National News Agency reported.

T.H. was apprehended by the army intelligence at his house in the area of Dahr al-Ain on Sunday night, it said.

The agency did not give further details.

The military is yet to issue a statement to confirm the man's arrest.

The army is struggling to contain a rising tide of violence linked to the civil war in neighboring Syria. It has arrested dozens of extremists for plotting attacks across the country.

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