The Lebanese Army on Friday said it had arrested eight individuals who confessed to being linked to the ISIS extremist group and to committing acts of theft to finance their “terrorist activities.”
A statement from the Lebanese Army said that following a series of security incidents that occurred in the regions of Jabal el-Baddawi and Wadi el-Nahleh in North Lebanon, the Army Intelligence Directorate conducted a security sweep and arrested eight citizens who admitted during investigation to being linked to ISIS.
“The suspects admitted to committing acts of theft to finance the ISIS terrorist projects and to firing at shops and at the vehicle of an officer of the Internal Security Forces,” the statement said.
They also confessed to “taking a photo of a Lebanese Army post that they intended to attack,” it added.
The Army said it seized weapons and equipment used by the suspects in their operations. The confiscated items were handed over to the competent authorities, and a judicial investigation has been opened, according to the World Press Agency.
