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Lebanese Army Busts ISIS Cell that Was Plotting Attacks

Lebanese soldiers man a checkpoint after being deployed in the Beddawi area near the northern port city of Tripoli. (AFP)
Lebanese soldiers man a checkpoint after being deployed in the Beddawi area near the northern port city of Tripoli. (AFP)
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Lebanese Army Busts ISIS Cell that Was Plotting Attacks

Lebanese soldiers man a checkpoint after being deployed in the Beddawi area near the northern port city of Tripoli. (AFP)
Lebanese soldiers man a checkpoint after being deployed in the Beddawi area near the northern port city of Tripoli. (AFP)

The Lebanese army announced on Tuesday that it had arrested members of an ISIS cell in the northern city of Tripoli.

It said the terrorist cell was plotting to carry out attacks in the country.

In a statement, it added that the members had purchased weapons with the aim of carrying out attacks, taking advantage of the dire situation in Lebanon.

The cell had also sought to recruit more members.

It had started operating in June and had assassinated retired officer Ahmed Murad in the Tripoli on August 22.

Investigations are underway with the detainees.

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Algerian Expulsion of French Officials 'Will Have Consequences', Says French FM 

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot addresses the media during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP)
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot addresses the media during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP)
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Algerian Expulsion of French Officials 'Will Have Consequences', Says French FM 

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot addresses the media during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP)
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot addresses the media during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP)

France's foreign minister on Tuesday slammed Algeria's decision to expel 12 French officials and warned of a riposte, as tensions mounted between Paris and its former North African colony.

Jean-Noel Barrot said the move was "regrettable" and warned it "will not be without consequences", adding that if "Algeria chooses escalation, we will respond with the greatest firmness".

Algeria's foreign ministry said it had declared the 12 persona non grata after the arrest in France of an Algerian consular official, a "vile act" it blamed on French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau.

For decades, ties between France and Algeria have gone through diplomatic upheavals, and the fresh row comes at a delicate time in relations, underscoring the difficulties in repairing ties.

On Friday, French prosecutors indicted three Algerians, including a consular official, on suspicion of involvement in the 2024 abduction of an opponent of the Algerian government, Amir Boukhors, in a Paris suburb.

The men, who are also being prosecuted for "terrorist" conspiracy, were placed in pre-trial detention.