Lebanese Army says it has busted 'terrorist cell'
The Lebanese Army announced that it has dismantled a terrorist cell consisting of Lebanese, Syrian and Iraqi citizens.
'The Intelligence Directorate is continuing the monitoring operations and security pursuit of terrorist organizations, and in this regard it arrested two Lebanese citizens, a Syrian citizen and an Iraqi citizen for forming a terrorist cell,' the army said in a statement.
'After interrogation, the detainees were referred to the relevant judicial authorities,' the army added.
It did not specify where the detainees were captured.
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