Lebanese Accused in Bekaa Attack on Army Arrested in Turkey
Turkish authorities have arrested Hussein Jaafar who is accused in a deadly attack on a Lebanese army patrol in the Bekaa Valley two weeks ago.
The daily An Nahar on Friday said "essential" interrogation is ongoing with Jaafar ahead of his extradition to Lebanon, while search is still underway for three other Lebanese suspects in Turkey.
It said the four fugitives made their way over the Syrian border to Turkey.
On April 13, unidentified gunmen attacked an army patrol in eastern Lebanon, killing four soldiers and injuring at least 13 others.
The attack occurred on a highway near the town of Zahle in the Bekaa Valley, when two mortar shells were launched at the patrol before it came under automatic gun fire.
The assault was in apparent revenge for anti-drug raids the Lebanese army has been conducting in the area.