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| Leb army busts 'terrorist network' |
| 2008-10-13 |
| Lebanese authorities on Sunday arrested a "terrorist network" behind deadly bomb attacks in the northern city of Tripoli, the army said. "Several members of a terrorist cell involved in the recent explosions in Tripoli have been arrested," the army said in a statement carried by the official news agency NNA. The army said an explosives belt for use in another attack was found during the arrest operation carried out by a joint unit of soldiers and internal security forces. A search is underway for a leading member of the cell, named as Abdul Ghani Ali Jawhar, the statement said, adding that those arrested are being questioned, without saying how many are being held. Tripoli has also since May been rocked by deadly sectarian violence between Sunni Muslim supporters of the government and their Damascus-backed rivals from the Alawite community. Four soldiers and three civilians were killed as an explosion ripped through a military bus in the port city on September 29. A similar attack in mid-August killed 14 people, including nine soldiers and a child. Last year, the army fought a 15-week battle with the al-Qaeda inspired Fatah al-Islam militia in a Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli that killed 400 people, including 168 soldiers. More detail, from Ya Libnan... The Lebanese army says troops have arrested members of a terrorist group allegedly involved in recent bombings in northern Lebanon. "Several members of a terrorist cell involved in the recent explosions in Tripoli have been arrested," the army said in a statement carried by the official news agency NNA. The statement referred to Aug. 13 and Sept. 29 bombings in Tripoli. The bombings killed a total of 25 people, most of them Lebanese soldiers. The statement did not give further details. But a security official speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the press said three Palestinians were among those arrested. The statement says an explosives belt in their possession was confiscated. It says troops were still pursuing Abdel-Ghani Jawhar, a leading member of the cell. The person who had the explosives belt is Alaa Mehrez, also known as Attiya. He was detained along with a woman in Bab el-Tebbaneh, Tripoli Sources said Mehrez was a brother-in-law of the main suspect on the run (Abdel-Ghani Jawhar). The arrests were carried out near Baddawi, another Palestinian camp in north Lebanon. Security sources said six people were arrested , including four men from the same family: Mahmud Azzam, 80, and his three sons. The father and two of his sons were released after questioning. A fourth brother, Jihad, had been killed in last year's fighting with the army at the Nahr el Bared camp According to Almustaqbal TV the terrorist cell belongs to Fatah al Islam. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 they seem too overlook the terrorist network on their southern border And with what are they going to take then on with? Look up what the Leb army has for a TO&E and then research what they have for armament. They barely managed to win against Fatah al-Islam, and that took them almost four months. And you want them to take on a well-armed and organized Hesb'allah? The reform element tried. They took on more than they could handle, got their collective backsides handed to them as a result, and the reform elements lost control of the government. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-10-13 16:35 |
| #1 they seem too overlook the terrorist network on their southern border |
| Posted by: chris 2008-10-13 10:34 |