Clarification about information reported by social media outlets

Sunday, 10 January 2021

The Army Command - Directorate of Orientation issued the following statement:

Certain social media outlets reported that an armed gang intercepted a passenger bus carrying personnel of the Lebanese army, and robbed them of their money by force of arm.

The army command completely denies these allegations and clarifies that, after receiving information about the presence of armed men in Wadi Fisan with the aim of attacking and robbing the citizens, a patrol headed to the place where it arrested three of the individuals, while the rest fled to an unknown destination.

The arrested individuals were turned in to the relevant authorities, and the issue is followed up to arrest the remaining militants.