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2018-12-11 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Mashnouq Says ISF Thwarted Bombing Attacks by IS
[AnNahar] Caretaker Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq on Monday revealed that the Internal Security Forces have discovered and thwarted planned bombing attacks by the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
group.

Mashnouq told news hounds that the bombs were smuggled in from the rebel-held northwestern Syrian province of Idlib in buckets of cheese, and were intended for targeting places of worship, gatherings of Christians and military posts.

The minister added that the attacks were supposed to take place during Leb's parliamentary elections in May.
May was a long time ago. Why are they just announcing it now?
He added that those planning the attacks were monitored by the ISF Intelligence Branch for 10 months through a Syrian informer in Leb.

The announcement came ahead of the Christmas season when many Lebanese celebrate in public places.

IS and al-Qaeda-linked Death Eaters carried out attacks in Leb in the past, killing scores.
Posted by trailing wife 2018-12-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ]  Top
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