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Man Held for Trying to Travel to Turkey to Join IS
The Lebanese General Security on Friday announced arresting a young man who tried to travel to Turkey to join the extremist Islamic State group, which has seized vast swathes of Syria and Iraq.
“As part of its efforts to monitor the activities of terrorist groups, especially militants who brainwash Lebanese youths into joining and fighting alongside such groups, the General Directorate of General Security arrested Lebanese national O. H.,” it said in a statement. “During interrogation, he confessed that he had been seeking to travel from Lebanon to Turkey to join the Daesh terrorist group and take part in its combat activities,” the agency added. The young man said his decision was “facilitated by Lebanese national S. A.” and “encouraged by Lebanese nationals Y. H. and A. H., who are both fighting in Syria alongside the aforementioned group.”
“After the end of interrogation, he was referred to the relevant judicial authorities and efforts are underway to arrest all those involved,” the General Security added.
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