Syrian-Born Qaida Member Arrested in Beirut

Lebanese security forces have arrested a Syrian national two days after threatening the German embassy in Beirut that al-Qaida will stage attacks in Germany, An Nahar daily reported Friday.

 

It said police arrested Mohammed Ndoub on Thursday, almost 24 hours after making his threat through a call from a payphone.

 

He reportedly said the terrorist network will stage bomb attacks in Germany in the next three months in retaliation for the prosecution of al-Qaida members accused of plotting to bomb German trains in July 2006 and the participation of the European country in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.

 

An Nahar said Ndoub used a prepaid card to make his phone call and that security forces arrested him during a raid after two days of intense investigation.

 

The newspaper said police found hand drawn maps which the suspect described as locations planned to be attacked by al-Qaida in Europe and the United States.

 

It said police were also “investigating his involvement in other terrorist crimes after it was revealed that he is directly connected to al-Qaida.”