Lebanese security forces arrest Nusra front cell in Baalbek

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Fri, 15 Sep 2017 - 01:34 GMT

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MENA

Fri, 15 Sep 2017 - 01:34 GMT

Major General Abbas Ibrahim, head of Lebanon's Directorate of General Security speaks to repoerters after a meeting with relatives of Lebanese soldiers, who were captured by Islamist militants in Beirut,Lebanon August 27, 2017. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir

Major General Abbas Ibrahim, head of Lebanon's Directorate of General Security speaks to repoerters after a meeting with relatives of Lebanese soldiers, who were captured by Islamist militants in Beirut,Lebanon August 27, 2017. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir

BEIRUT, Sept 15 2017: The General Directorate of Lebanon's State Security arrested on Friday a terrorist cell affiliated Al Nusra Front in Baalbek, the National News Agency reported.

The cell comprises three Syrian nationals, who took part in battles against the Lebanese army in Arsal in 2014.

Investigations with the apprehended cell revealed that the group had seized weapons, military vehicles, sums of money, and a hand watch belonging to one of the killed army servicemen.

The detainees and their possessions were handed over to the army's intelligence directorate.

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