Lebanon's General Security announced Wednesday that a Palestinian refugee had been arrested for participating in clashes against the Lebanese Army in the southern city of Sidon in 2013.
E.M. allegedly confessed to having links to a militant group which attacked and fought against the army in the Abra battle. He later hid weapons belonging to Lebanese nationals A.D., A.Gh. and M.J. after the fighting had ended.
Authorities later managed to detain the latter three, who admitted to the charges against them, and confiscate the arms.
All four were later referred to the judiciary for further questioning.
The so-called Abra battle in June 2013 pitted loyalists of radical preacher Ahmad al-Assir against the Lebanese army. The two-day battle led to the deaths of 18 soldiers and 40 militants.
Assir was arrested by General Security in August last year at the Beirut airport as he was trying to flee to Nigeria via Cairo using a fabricated Palestinian passport, after more than two years on the run.
He, along with dozens of suspects, are currently on trial.
