Members of Lebanon's Internal Security Forces. (Credit: Hassan Ammar/AFP)
BEIRUT — The Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced on Monday that it arrested a man considered "one of the most dangerous" criminals in North Lebanon.
The man, A.M., is of Lebanese nationality, was born in 1986 and goes by the nickname "the Kosovar."
According to the ISF statement, "the Kosovar" — who is usually armed — was "wanted for robbery, throwing grenades at a military patrol, shooting, attempted murder, possession of weapons and ammunition, and others."
"After a careful surveillance operation, he was spotted by [a patrol] in Halba. When [the patrol] tried to arrest him, he pulled his gun and fired at the patrol. The officers fired back but he threw himself in a nearby bush and disappeared," reads the ISF statement.
Injured, "the Kosovar" was ultimately arrested by the ISF in coordination with the local gendarmes as he entered a hospital to receive medical treatment.
He confessed to the charges held against him, according to the ISF, and an investigation is being pursued by the judiciary.