BEIRUT: The Lebanese Army said
Monday it had detained four men in the southern coastal city of Sidon, some of whom
it believes to have been involved in the Aug. 9 robbery of BLOM bank in
Elissar, northeast of Beirut.
A military communiqué said the
suspects were detained at an army checkpoint in Sidon Sunday night. It said the
arrests were made in coordination with the Internal Security Forces’ (ISF)
Information Branch.
The ISF’s Information Branch said in
a statement that one of the suspects has the last name Zeiater.
The military communiqué said several
guns, ammunition, a quantity of drugs and cellular phones were seized from the
suspects.
The detainees were handed over to
the relevant security authorities for further investigation, according to the
statement.
Lebanese Army officer Zayyan
al-Jurdi, who intervened during the Aug. 9 robbery in a bid to thwart the armed
robbers, was shot and seriously wounded.
The robbers made off with $200,000
and LL120 million in cash.
Jurdi remains in serious condition in the
intensive care unit at the American University of Beirut – Medical Center,
sources told The Daily Star Monday.http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Aug-20/185107-suspects-in-lebanon-bank-robbery-detained.ashx#axzz245GhTCxA
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