Syrian Arrested for Attempting to Prepare Explosives
A Syrian national was arrested on Saturday on charges of attempting to prepare explosives, reported the National News Agency on Sunday.
It said that the General Security arrested Ahmed Osama al-Toumani near the vegetable market in the Nahr Ibrahim region.
He was found in possession of a plastic bottle, flammable material, and en electric charger.
He confessed to communicating with individuals in Syria who were teaching him how to assemble explosives.
Investigations are underway with the suspect.
Forty-five people were killed and over 800 wounded in a twin explosions in the northern city of Tripoli on August 23.
The blasts targeted the Taqwa and al-Salam mosques as worshipers were performing weekly prayers.
On August 15, 27 people were killed and at least 280 wounded in a bombing in the Ruwais neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburb of Dahieh.
Initial investigations in the Tripoli blasts revealed Syrian links to the attacks, with Lebanese suspects contacting Syrian officials over the planning of the bombings.
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