Syria says it arrested Hezbollah operative planning terror attacks

Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent

The Syrian Interior Ministry announces that it has arrested a Hezbollah operative who was planning terrorist attacks.

The ministry names the operative as Mahmoud Fadl, saying he was in possession of ready-to-use explosives that he intended to use for terrorist attacks in the area. According to the statement, Fadl belonged to a Hezbollah cell active in Syria.

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