Arrest Warrants Issued against Suspects in Ain Zhalta Incident
Arrest warrant have been issued against a number of suspects linked to the recent unrest in the Shouf area of Ain Zhalta on April 6.
Military Examining Magistrate Imad al-Zein issued arrest warrants against 14 suspects on charges of smuggling arms and the attempted murder of soldiers who were deployed in the region.
Six of the suspects are in custody, while the rest remain at large.
The army had announced on April 7 that it thwarted an attempt to deliver arms to “extremists” in Ain Zhalta.
An army statement said that a gunman was killed and eight others were arrested, while a soldier and a member of the armed group were wounded in the incident.
The seized cache of arms contained "heavy-, medium- and light-caliber weapons and a large quantity of ammunition of various types," it added.
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