Lebanese General Security arrests Salafist Sheikh Bilal Deqmaq

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18-02-2015 | 09:05
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Lebanese General Security arrests Salafist Sheikh Bilal Deqmaq

Lebanon’s General Security officers arrested on Wednesday wanted Salafist Sheikh Bilal Deqmaq at Beirut International Airport after his deportation from Turkey.

According to the National News Agency, Deqmaq, who is based in the northern city of Tripoli, was briefly arrested on November 15 by Turkish authorities on charges of undeclared cash.

Last October, the military prosecutor issued an arrest warrant against Deqmaq after the Lebanese army raided an arms cache at his residence.

Another wanted Salafist cleric, Dai al-Islam al-Shahhal, said at the time that the arms belonged to him and demanded their return.

The Lebanese soldiers have arrested scores of armed men and seized weapons caches in Tripoli after several days of battles in October in Tripoli.

The fighters have pledged their allegiance to Syria-based militants whose threat rose after they overran the border town of Arsal in August and took Lebanese troops as captive.

The militants from the Islamic State group and al-Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front have executed four of them so far.

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