Army Arrests Armed Gang after Shootout in Aramoun
The Lebanese military has arrested an 8-member armed gang after a shootout in the area of Aramoun in Aley district, the army command said in a communique on Saturday.
It said an army patrol raided the location where members of the network, six men and two women, were hiding after midnight Friday. The raid ensued in a shootout which led to the arrest of the eight wanted criminals, including the group”s leader, Hassan Ahmed Safwan, known as Hassan al-Jurdi.
Safwan and the other members of the network are wanted for involvement in several criminal activities, including shooting to death a Lebanese man named Talal Khaled Khalil in Beirut”s Saint Michel neighborhood, the communique said.
The gang is also wanted for wounding several individuals, opening fire on security forces, involvement in drug trade and driving stolen vehicles, according to the army command.