Damascus, May 5 (SANA) Syria’s Interior Ministry announced Tuesday it had foiled a large-scale terrorist plot and dismantled a cell linked to Hezbollah militia that was planning to destabilize the country.
The ministry said in a statement that the specialized units, in cooperation with the General Intelligence Service, succeeded in delivering a preemptive and decisive blow to a terrorist plot that was targeting the security of the country and its symbols.
It explained that a series of simultaneous security operations that included the governorates of Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, Tartus and Latakia resulted in the dismantling of an organized cell belonging to the “Hezbollah” militia, whose members infiltrated Syrian territory after receiving intensive specialized training in Lebanon.
The ministry indicated that among the most prominent members of the terrorist cell arrested was the person directly responsible for the assassinations file in the aforementioned militia, who was supervising the planning and targeting in the field.
Preliminary investigations indicated the cell was preparing to carry out coordinated attacks, including assassinations targeting high-ranking government figures.
Authorities also seized a cache of weapons and equipment, including improvised explosive devices, RPG launchers with munitions, automatic rifles, grenades and various ammunition, as well as surveillance and technical equipment such as specialized optics and cameras. Officials said the findings indicated the cell was in an advanced stage of readiness to carry out its plans.
The ministry said it would continue efforts to safeguard national security and confront threats to public safety and stability.
Earlier in the day, a ministry source told SANA that the plot had been foiled and all members of the cell arrested, with weapons seized.
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