Terrorists Reportedly Readying Sabotage Attacks in Lebanon, including UNIFIL
Terrorists were reportedly preparing sabotage attacks in Lebanon, including assaults on U.N. peacekeepers, according to a report published Monday.
The daily As Safir, citing information obtained from security circles, said military and security apparatuses, particularly north and south of the country, have been instructed to go on alert in an effort to counter "possible sabotage operations carried out by terrorist rings in certain areas" of Lebanon.
It said the Lebanese army has reinforced security measures around the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh, particularly after some Islamist officials in the southern port city of Sidon received information that a "dormant cell" based inside the camp had been instructed to leave for Iraq at once.
The information coincided with reports obtained by the Lebanese intelligence and other security leaderships as well as the command of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) about preparations underway by terrorist rings in some areas and in Palestinian refugee camps for operations targeting "some UNIFIL patrols."