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Army Searches for Suspects in Tariq al-Jedideh
[AnNahar] Army troops on Wednesday carried out raids in the Beirut area of Tariq al-Jedideh in search for suspects."The army is carrying out raids in Tariq al-Jedideh in search of suspects wanted on terrorism charges," LBCI television reported. MTV said troops raided places near the Cola and Corniche al-Mazraa areas in Beirut. Meanwhile, ...back at the Hubba Hubba Club, Nunzio had his hands full of angry bleached blonde... al-Jadeed television said the army staged raids near the Beirut Arab University in Tariq al-Jedideh in search for runaways. It also reported raids in the nearby Afif al-Tibi Street. According to state-run National News Agency, one person was placed in durance vile Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! and a car was seized in Afif al-Tibi. Al-Manar television said the arrested man was a Saudi national, adding that a woman who was with him was also apprehended. "The raids in Tariq al-Jedideh are interconnected and part of the preemptive security plan that security agencies are implementing to bust terrorist cells," Army chief General Jean Qahwaji said as he entered a security meeting at the Grand Serail. Later on Wednesday, MTV said security forces were still encircling a number of buildings in Tariq al-Jedideh. The development comes amid heightened security measures in Leb in the wake of a number of bombings that rocked several regions. Last week, a Saudi jacket wallah went kaboom!at the Duroy Hotel in Beirut's Raouche area as General Security agents tried to storm his room. His accomplice, also a Saudi citizen, survived the blast and is being questioned. Earlier in June, security forces raided the Napoleon Hotel in Beirut's Hamra district after obtaining information on a plot to target hospitals and high-ranking security officials. Over 100 people were interrogated during the security raid but only a Frenchie who is originally from the Comoros islands was arrested and has reportedly confessed to being sent by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ... the current version of al-Qaeda in Iraq, just as blood-thirsty and well-beloved as the original... to carry out a terrorist attack in Leb. Also in June, a suicide kaboom  at the entrance of Beirut's southern suburbs, Hizbullah... Party of God, a Leb militia inspired, founded, funded and directed by Iran. Hizbullah refers to itself as The Resistanceand purports to defend Leb against Israel, with whom it has started and lost one disastrous war to date, though it did claim victory... 's main bastion, killed a security officer and maimed 20 others. The bombing in Tayyouneh came three days after a suicide kaboom in eastern Leb killed one person and maimed 30. Posted by: trailing wife 2014-07-03 |
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