Tripoli Man Held over IS Contacts, Attempted Assassination
A man was arrested Tuesday in the northern city of Tripoli on charges of communicating with the extremist Islamic State group and attempting to assassinate a Lebanese citizen, LBCI television reported.
“The Tripoli State Security bureau has arrested Lebanese national A. W. in the Tripoli area of al-Qobbeh due to his communication with Raqa-based IS members,” the TV network said.
The detainee confessed to “attempting to assassinate M. D. on March 25 by opening fire at him from a pistol in the al-Qobbeh area because of the latter's collaboration with security agencies,” LBCI added.
A man who was near M.D. was accidentally wounded in the incident, the TV network said.
The detainee has since been referred to the relevant judicial authorities.
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