(MENAFN) Caretaker Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk declared that the Internal Security Forces (ISF) had foiled terrorist attacks during the parliamentary elections in May aimed at places of worship and military posts in Lebanon. Machnouk added: “The ISF protected Lebanon against two huge terrorist attacks by thwarting the smuggling of bombs from Idlib in Syria to Lebanon.” Machnouk’s statements took place during a televised press conference at the ISF Information Branch’s headquarters in Ashrafieh. He confirmed: “Information services in Lebanon are doing an outstanding job and Beirut is considered one of the safest cities in the world due to the efforts of security services.”