Syria said Thursday that its forces dismantled a cell affiliated with Lebanon's Hezbollah.
"Specialized units in cooperation with the general intelligence service... were able to arrest a terrorist cell belonging to the Hezbollah militia that was active" in the Damascus countryside, an interior ministry statement said, quoting a local commander.
"Preliminary investigations showed that the cell members underwent training in military camps in Lebanese territory, and were planning to carry out operations inside Syrian territory that threaten national security and stability," the statement said.
Forces seized ammunition and weapons including Grad-type rockets, launchers and anti-tank missiles, it said, adding the case was referred to the judiciary.
Hezbollah openly backed former Syrian president Bashar Assad from 2013 until his ouster last December.
Hezbollah lost a key supply route from backer Iran through Syria after the new authorities took power.
