Lebanese security agencies detained a Syrian national accused of monitoring a number of streets while he was on his way to the eastern border town of Arsal, An Nahar newspaper published on Wednesday.

Lebanese security agencies detained a Syrian national accused of monitoring a number of streets while he was on his way to the eastern border town of Arsal, An Nahar newspaper published on Wednesday.

The man who is from Raad family was allegedly heading to Arsal to get paid for monitoring several streets in the capital Beirut.

The suspect confessed that he was paid $300 for each information he presented.

He also told security agencies that he was dealing with a man called Abou Mouhannad from the eastern Bekaa town of Majdel Anjar.

The arrest followed the suicide bombing which took place late on Monday in Tayyouneh at one of the entrances to the southern suburb of Beirut, what might provide the investigations with valuable data about the terrorist operation.