BEIRUT: Four people were arrested over the weekend for engaging in terrorist activity the Lebanese Army said in a statement Sunday.
A Lebanese man and two Syrians were arrested in the Beirut suburb of Haret Hreik, and a man identified as Ahmed Kahwagi was arrested in the Beirut suburb of Sabra over terrorist links the statement said.
The statement said that Mohammad Ali Shukkor, who has two arrest warrants against him for terrorist activity, was arrested in Haret Hreik, accompanied by Syrian nationals Ahmed Rahmo Sattouf and Ghossoun Ibrahim al-Hussein. Money and counterfeit bank checks in Shukkor's possession were confiscated.
The Army said that Kahwagi was wanted for several shooting incidents and terrorist activity. Cannabis and other drugs were confiscated from his home in Sabra's Hay al-Gharabi.
At midnight Saturday, an unknown assailant threw a grenade at an Army vehicle in Bab al-Tabbaneh, injuring at least two civilians, the state-run National News Agency said.
The attack came amid heightened security operations in the northern city following last Saturday’s suicide bombings in the Jabal Mohsen area that left nine dead and 30 injured.
Two suspects were also arrested Saturday following extensive raids by the Army in Tripoli. Riad al-Amoudi and Wassim Khoder were apprehended in the Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood along with military-grade weapons, ammunition, hand grenades and communication equipment, according to reports in El-Nashra.
The Army also arrested Mohammad Jihad Ghaddara in the Wadi Hmeid area of Arsal Saturday, on suspicion of participating in terrorist attacks against the Army and the Internal Security Forces (ISF). He has been handed over to the relevant authorities.
According to the official ISF Twitter account, there were 41 arrests Saturday for crimes related to murder, robbery, fraud and drugs.
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