Lebanon arrests former mayor in border town near Syria
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BEIRUT – Lebanese security forces arrested a former mayor of the town of Arsal near the Syrian border on Saturday in connection with the capture of Lebanese soldiers, security sources said.
Ali al-Hujeiri also stands accused of collusion with the Nusra Front Islamist group, al Qaeda's former Syria branch, the sources said.
Militants from the Nusra Front and Islamic State briefly overran Arsal in 2014 and captured a number of soldiers before they withdrew during clashes with the army.
