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Man accused of smuggling weapons from Syria arrested in Tripoli


Man accused of smuggling weapons from Syria arrested in Tripoli

The main road in the Jabal Mohsen neighborhood of Tripoli. (Credit: Nicholas Frakes/L'Orient Today)

The army intelligence conducted searches Sunday evening in the Jabal Mohsen neighborhood in Tripoli (North Lebanon), and arrested A. al-Horr, accused, among other things, of smuggling weapons from Syria to Lebanon after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, reported L'Orient Today's correspondent in North Lebanon.

A second man was also arrested, but the reasons were not specified. The intelligence services conducted several searches in the area in recent days and have made arrests and seized weapons.

The army intelligence conducted searches Sunday evening in the Jabal Mohsen neighborhood in Tripoli (North Lebanon), and arrested A. al-Horr, accused, among other things, of smuggling weapons from Syria to Lebanon after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, reported L'Orient Today's correspondent in North Lebanon.

A second man was also arrested, but the reasons were not specified. The intelligence services conducted several searches in the area in recent days and have made arrests and seized weapons.