Army Raids Abu Taqiyeh's House in Arsal
An army patrol on Thursday raided the house of controversial Islamist cleric Sheikh Mustafa al-Hujeiri, aka Abu Taqiyeh, in the border town of Arsal with the aim of arresting him, TV networks said.
He was not arrested seeing as he was not at the property at the time of the raid, the reports said.
The raid follows confessions by his detained son, Obada, about his father's alleged involvement in the 2014 kidnap of around 30 Lebanese soldiers and policemen during clashes with jihadist groups, media reports said.
The development comes on the eve of a national funeral for 10 soldiers kidnapped in 2014 and eventually executed by the terrorist Islamic State group.
The bodies of the troops were recovered last month in the wake of an army offensive against the militants.
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