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Three of 11 arrestees in Lebanon admit affiliation to Al-Qaeda

BEIRUT, June 8 (KUNA) -- Lebanese security forces arrested eight people, in the center of Bekaa valley yesterday, who were preparing to detonate booby-trapped cars and bombs in different Lebanese towns, an official source said Friday.
The source, requesting anonymity, told reporters the number of arrestees in this particular incident rose to 11, three of them have already confessed of their affiliation to Al-Qaeda terrorist organization.
The eight other arrestees are being interrogated, said the source, and once the questioning was over all information would be made public.
The state security directorate said yesterday it discovered and arrested a terrorist cell in the center of Bekaa. The terrorists possessed machineguns, light weapons, maps of different Lebanese areas, counterfeited identifications and devices used for counterfeiting, said the official source.
The terrorists confessed they had stuffed cars with explosives to detonate them in different areas. Three cars were discovered.
Meanwhile, the Lebanese army said it was advancing and gradually controlling positions of the "terroists" in Nahr Al-Bared camp in northern Lebanon.
A military source told KUNA the army was "cleansing while advancing and was pursuing" the wanted people from Fatah Al-Islam faction.
Confrontations in Nahr Al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp erupted on May 20 between militants from Fatah Al-Islam and the Lebanese army killing and wounding dozens from both sides. (end) oh.an.bs KUNA 081853 Jun 07NNNN