Lebanon – Authorities arrest militant network conducting military operations in Lebanon

Location:  ‏ Beirut, Lebanon

Language: Arabic

Duration: 00:06:08

Voice: Natural

Source: A24 News Agency

Restriction: A24 clients

Dateline: 23/2/2022

Storyline:

The Lebanese Minister of Interior, Bassam Mawlawi, on Wednesday said authorities thwarted attempts of a militant network aiming to carry out three attacks in civil communities. The network recruited Palestinian nationals’ young men in Lebanon to carry out suicide attacks with explosive belts. The would-be attacks included the use of rocket-propelled grenades that could lead to many causalities. A video on the initial plans of the militant attacks that began in 2021 was shown at the conference, in addition to revealing the names of the Palestinian attackers, who are from the Ain al-Hilweh camp. At

the beginning of this year, Lebanon has dismantled 17 spy networks, the country’s largest security operation in 13 years.

Shot list:

– Soundbite (Bassam Mawlawi – Lebanese Minister of Interior):

“Authorities have thwarted three militant attacks committed by a terrorist network on Lebanese territory. If these attacks took place, there would be great damage. The terrorist group recruited young men of Palestinian nationality to commit suicide attacks with explosive belts using explosive belts and rocket-propelled grenades inflicting a large number of civilians.

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