Arrests in Burj al-Barajneh: 'Too early' to confirm IS cell existence, says a security source

A security source told L'Orient-Le Jour that reports circulating about the arrest of a "cell" linked to the Islamic State group (IS, or Daesh in Arabic) Monday in Beirut's southern suburbs were "exaggerated." The source urged the public not to spread speculations that could "disrupt the course of the investigation."On Monday afternoon, several local media outlets shared footage of a General Security raid in the Bourj al-Barajneh neighborhood. Several of these videos, filmed by locals, show a group of individuals — presented as Syrian nationals — being apprehended by law enforcement in their apartment before being taken away in vehicles. More on this Group suspected of links to Islamic State arrested in Beirut's southern suburbs 'Do not believe everything that is said'Some claims,...