Ibrahim: Security Forces Foiled Bid to Provoke Sedition, Sabotage

General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim said on Saturday that the new factor in the latest “qualitative” security forces' operation that resulted in foiling terror schemes, was the presence of four Yemenis in the terrorist group, pointing out that it was the “first time that Yemenis were arrested.”

“The targets planned by the terrorist group, including Tripoli and Nabatieh, showed that there was an intention to create strife and mobilize people against each other,” said Ibrahim in an interview to Ad-Diyar daily.

He pointed out saying that the uncovered scheme foils a “mistaken” theory which claims that terror attacks usually target a specific sect in Lebanon.

He said the attacks had plans to target different facilities of various sects, the culprits “intend to disrupt security and sabotage the country,” he said.

On Friday, the General Security and Internal Security Forces agents busted a terror cell comprised of Palestinian, Syrian and Yemeni suspects, who had plans to carry out terror operations in several areas in the country including in the northern city of Tripoli and the southern town of Nabatieh.