Army Ups Measures in Sidon after Revelations on al-Asir
The Lebanese army has taken strong measures in and around the southern city of Sidon after a suspect revealed that wanted Islamist cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir had moved occasionally between the city and the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh.
As Safir daily said Thursday that the measures were also taken over fears that militants would carry out attacks through sleeper cells in Sidon.
The newspaper quoted sources as saying that the army and security forces will upgrade their measures during the Eid al-Fitr holiday which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan and monitor the activities of suspcious individuals.
Alaa al-Moghrabi known as Hatem told the military court on Tuesday that a wanted cleric had transported al-Asir from the northern city of Tripoli to Sidon from where he took him to Ain el-Hilweh.
He said that on several occasions the fugitive resorted to him to move between the camp and the city of Sidon.
Al-Moghrabi was arrested by the Lebanese army last month in the Majdelyoun area east of Sidon.
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