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Lebanon Foils Terror Plot Against Shiite Community in Beirut

7/2/2025

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In a decisive move, Lebanon's General Security Directorate apprehended members of a terrorist cell in Beirut, thwarting a sinister plot targeting the Shiite community during Ashura. This crackdown comes amid U.S. calls for Hezbollah's disarmament, as security officials raise alarms over escalating threats from extremist factions, particularly in light of a recent ISIS-linked bombing in Syria.

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In a decisive move, Lebanon's General Security Directorate apprehended members of a terrorist cell in Beirut, thwarting a sinister plot targeting the Shiite community during Ashura. This crackdown comes amid U.S. calls for Hezbollah's disarmament, as security officials raise alarms over escalating threats from extremist factions, particularly in light of a recent ISIS-linked bombing in Syria.