Lebanese Army Command – Orientation Directorate issued the following communiqué: “On 16/12/2022, a patrol of the Naval Forces, with the support of the Intelligence Directorate, arrested 31 Syrians on a boat off the coast of Tripoli while they were trying to illegally escape by sea.”
The communique added that a child who was among the detained Syrians was taken to Tripoli Governmental Hospital for medical treatment.
“An investigation has been launched with the detainees under the supervision of the concerned judiciary,” the Army communique concluded.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon