Investigations with Sheikh Khaled Hoblos and two other suspects revealed that they were trying to activate dormant terrorist cells affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in eastern Bekaa Valley and the northern city of Tripoli.

According to As Safir newspaper published on Saturday, the arrest of Hoblos, who is wanted for his involvement in clashes with the army in Bhannine in late 2014, and two other accomplices were seeking to awaken sleeper cells in the Bekaa to carry out terror acts.

The newspaper said that security forces couldn’t confirm the identity of Hoblos until he was transferred to Beirut’s Internal Security Forces General Directorate as he told security members that he was the brother of Sheikh Hoblos during his arrest.

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