The Lebanese army's Intelligence Directorate said Thursday (June 8th) it has arrested Faisal Hussein Mamlouk, a member of al-Qaeda affiliated Abdullah Azzam Brigades, Lebanon’s Naharnet reported.
The militant had taken part in the 2014 deadly assault on the eastern border town of Arsal, according to an Army Command statement.
He is accused of "carrying out acts of terror, encircling army posts, and storming the Internal Security Forces building in Arsal and clashing with its members, which resulted in the death of several servicemen and the wounding of others", the army statement said.
Mamlouk also is accused of "smuggling arms and ammunition to the terrorist groups" in Arsal's outskirts, the army statement added.
