BEIRUT: The Lebanese Army detained seven Syrians on the outskirts of the border town of Arsal in the Bekaa Valley, an Army statement said Friday.
The military said the Syrians were arrested for attempting to enter the country illegally.
The state-run National News Agency said the arrest happened at an Army checkpoint in the mountainous outskirts of Arsal after soldiers were suspicious of the Syrians’ IDs. The detainees were transferred to the Arsal police station for further investigation.
The arrests come two days after unidentified gunmen ambushed an Army patrol in Rahwa, in the mountainous outskirts of the town. Five soldiers were wounded in clashes that followed and the Army launched a manhunt in the area.
In a separate statement, the Army said it arrested a kidnap for ransom gang in the Beirut suburbs of Hadath and Sibnay.
The statement said the gang faked a kidnapping of one of its female members and called her husband demanding a $ 25,000 ransom.
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