Amid conflicts in the country, a “terrorist” cell was arrested for plotting to “extremely dangerous” operations that include assassinations and bombings in different Lebanese regions.
Detaining a cell that plotted for assassinations and bombings in Lebanon is a major security achievement that folded attempts to destabilize the country, according to security sources. In fact, preliminary probes with detainees unveiled that they were tasked with dangerous operations by targeting specific regions and March 8 and 14 political figures based on a terrific plot that could drag Lebanese to internal fighting.
“Detainees were willing to sow small bombs, ranging between 200g to 500g, in specific regions”, reported al-Joumhouria daily. They were up to explode a bomb in Down Town specifically, then Beirut Southern Suburb, Kaslik or Jounieh, Achrafieh, Attarik al-Jadideh and other regions outside Beirut in order to drag Security Forces into probes in these operations undergone on all over the country as if it is in a political battle.
According to the daily, detainees confessed that they were plotting to assassinate March 8 and 14 figures in order to exchange accusations and that they would have started with March 14 party because previously targeted.
Detaining a cell that plotted for assassinations and bombings in Lebanon is a major security achievement that folded attempts to destabilize the country, according to security sources. In fact, preliminary probes with detainees unveiled that they were tasked with dangerous operations by targeting specific regions and March 8 and 14 political figures based on a terrific plot that could drag Lebanese to internal fighting.
“Detainees were willing to sow small bombs, ranging between 200g to 500g, in specific regions”, reported al-Joumhouria daily. They were up to explode a bomb in Down Town specifically, then Beirut Southern Suburb, Kaslik or Jounieh, Achrafieh, Attarik al-Jadideh and other regions outside Beirut in order to drag Security Forces into probes in these operations undergone on all over the country as if it is in a political battle.
According to the daily, detainees confessed that they were plotting to assassinate March 8 and 14 figures in order to exchange accusations and that they would have started with March 14 party because previously targeted.
