Investigations proceed with Sheikh Omar al-Atrash, who is under arrest for accusations related to recruiting suicide bombers and planning terrorist attacks which have recently rocked the southern suburb of Beirut and Hermel.

Investigations proceed with Sheikh Omar al-Atrash, who is under arrest for accusations related to recruiting suicide bombers and planning terrorist attacks which have recently rocked the southern suburb of Beirut and Hermel.

According to Lebanese security sources, Atrash made grave confessions, including moving explosive-rigged cars to Beirut and his prior knowledge of a plan to widen the suicide attacks in the capital’s southern suburb (Dahiyeh).

Al-Akhbar daily learned that the investigations with Atrash in the defense ministry face great difficulties in the first two days, before he confessed to serious information.

The cleric, from the town of Ersal, confessed to moving cars and people from the Bekaaist town to Beirut, the paper added.

It quoted well-informed security sources said that Atrash, who was arrested last week confessed he learned about a plan by Jihadists of Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian nationalities, to widen intensify the blasts in Dahiyeh and other areas.

According to these sources, Atrash confessed he had moved two 4x4 vehicles (Grand Cherokee and BM X5) to Beirut, adding that these cars were put in a depot which lies in the outskirts of Dahiyeh and owned by a man named Abu Sleiman.
Moreover, the arrested cleric said he knows some of whose names are circulated by security apparatus as engaged in terrorist acts.

 He added that the Palestinian Ibrahim Abu Maaileq, known as Abu Jaafar, who was killed during a clash with the army in Chtaura last week, was responsible along with another Lebanese, for putting a plan for tripartite operation in the Dahiyeh.

Going into the details of this operation, Atrash said it would start when two suicide attackers bomb their selves after they carry shooting attack. The shooting attack then would be proceeded by a car bombing followed by a suicide bombing when the people would gather.