Lebanon busts Israel-linked cell that was plotting bombings, assassinations

General Security announced Friday that it has busted an Israel-linked spy cell that was plotting “bombings and assassinations” in Lebanon.

“One of the detainees confessed that this network was responsible for previous assassinations that targeted Jamaa Islamiya officials,” General Security added in its statement.

General Security agents later carried out raids in various regions and arrested a number of culprits, most notably the Lebanese-Brazilian M. S., the Palestinian I. A., the Lebanese A. Sh. And the Lebanese A. Gh., the statement said, adding that a number of devices that were used in the cell’s activities were also seized.