"This terrorist attack was not an attack by chance or coincidentally. It was planned previously, a long time ago, waiting for the appropriate time, which was during the last 48 hours,” he said during a press conference from the Defense Ministry.
He pointed out that 10 Lebanese army members were killed, 25 others, including 4 officers were injured while 13 soldiers went missing during the clashes, revealing that the detained Imad Ahmad Jomaa has confessed to planning a large-scale operation to target the army bases in Arsal.
In this regard, the army chief added that the terrorists attacking the town are of different nationalities and have allies in the Syrian refugee camps. REUTERS/LBCI For more details, watch Yazbek Wehbe's full report in the video above