Lebanese Army Command's Orientation Directorate issued a communiqué this afternoon, in which it indicated that "an army unit, supported by a patrol from the Intelligence Directorate, raided the homes of wanted persons in the town of al-Bireh in the North, and arrested 4 citizens and 19 Syrians while they were planning to infiltrate illegally by sea." The communiqué added that a military weapon and a quantity of ammunition and military equipment were found in their possession, whereby the seized items were handed over to the concerned sides while investigations with the detainees were initiated under the supervision of the concerned judiciary. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon
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