Lebanese army arrests 412 Syrians, two Bangladeshis

The Lebanese Army Command – Directorate of Orientation - issued on Thursday a statement in which it said that the Lebanese army units deployed in various Lebanese areas carried out a series of raids including homes and camps of Syrian refugees in the South, Bekaa, North, Kesrwan and the southern suburbs, and arrested 412 Syrian nationals and two Bangladeshi nationals, for entering the Lebanese territories illegally.

The army also seized 61 motorcycles and 6 cars with no legal papers during the raids.


The arrestees and the seized vehicles were referred to the concerned authority to act accordingly.