State Commissioner to the Military Court in Lebanon Judge Saqr Saqr ordered on Saturday the detainment of three new people over their alleged involvement in the launching of rockets towards Baabda on August 1.
State Commissioner to the Military Court in Lebanon Judge Saqr Saqr ordered on Saturday the detainment of three new people over their alleged involvement in the launching of rockets towards Baabda on August 1, Naharnet website reported.
"Saqr order the arrest of three Syrian suspects over the Baabda rocket launching case,” the state-run National News Agency reported.
The NNA added that the suspects were referred to Military Examining Magistrate Fadi Sawwan for prosecution.
On Thursday, Sawwan issued an arrest warrant against Jamal Ismail over his alleged involvement in the firing of rockets towards Baabda.
And on August 30, Saqr ordered the detention of suspects allegedly involved in the cases of firing rockets from Ballouneh on Baabda and from the South towards the Zionist entity.
Media reports had said that the suspected intended to target the Defense Ministry in Yarze. But one rocket hit a high-voltage power line in a nearby town and a second rocket failed to launch. The launch pads were found in Ballouneh.
On August 1, two rockets fired from an area near the town of Aramoun in Aley struck locations near the presidential palace and the Defense Ministry in Baabda.
Meanwhile, the NNA also revealed that Saqr arrested on Saturday a supporter of Salafist cleric Ahmad al-Assir over his involvement in the fighting against the army in the southern town of Abra in June.
The detainee was referred to First Military Investigation Judge Riyad Abu Ghida for further investigation, the same source added.
On June 23, Assir's supporters opened fire on an army checkpoint leaving around 18 soldiers killed.
The gun battles concentrated in the area of Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque and nearby buildings in Abra in the southern city of Sidon.
Since then, many Assir supporters were detained for their involvement in the armed clashes.
However, Assir, a 45-year-old cleric, is nowhere to be found.
