BEIRUT: Fears of terror attacks swept the country Tuesday, a day after security forces dealt a heavy blow to Islamist militants by dismantling their operations room at the notorious Roumieh Prison.

Such fears were corroborated by the Lebanese Army’s arrest in Tripoli of a Lebanese man suspected of plotting a suicide attack, days after a deadly twin suicide bombing targeted a crowded cafe in the northern city.

Bassam Houssam Naboosh was arrested in Tripoli’s Mankoubine neighborhood over suspicions of preparing to blow himself up, the Army said in a statement.