Bourj al-Barajneh Bombings Suspect Arrested
General Security said Friday it has arrested a Lebanese man suspected of involvement in the suicide bombings that rocked Beirut's southern suburbs in November last year.
The general-directorate of General Security said in a statement that D.S. was apprehended for his involvement in the double suicide blast that rocked a busy shopping street in Bourj al-Barajneh on November 12.
The man admitted to delivering explosive material and the detonators used in the bombings to terrorist A.R. who is in detention for planning the bombing and transporting one of the suicide bombers, said the statement.
D.S. was referred to the judiciary following his questioning, it added.
Last week, police arrested the suspected mastermind behind the blasts.
The man, identified as Abu Talha, was accused of being the chief "coordinator" of the "cell that prepared a string of explosions in Lebanon," including in Bourj al-Barajneh, security forces said.
Last month, another detainee, Bilal al-Baqqar was charged with belonging to the Islamic State group and taking part in the bombings.
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