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Lebanese authorities arrested a fugitive hard-line cleric on Saturday who was wanted on suspicion of being involved in deadly clashes with government troops in 2014 that deepened sectarian tensions in the country.
Sheikh Ahmad Al Assir was detained at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport as he was trying to flee the country in a disguise and using a forged passport, two senior security officials and the state-run National News Agency said. One official said he appeared to have undergone several surgical operations on his face.
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to journalists.
Al Assir, a firebrand anti-Hezbollah cleric, had been on the run since June 2014 after his armed supporters clashed with the Lebanese army in the southern port city of Sidon. The fighting killed 18 Lebanese soldiers and worsened sectarian tensions.
Al Assir issued several audio messages and appeared in at least one video while he was in hiding. In one video, he claimed the Lebanese army was dominated by the Hezbollah group and called on Sunni members of the military to stand against what he called "injustice."
A Lebanese military prosecutor last year charged Al Assir with being involved in the shootout with government troops and killing soldiers, demanding he face the death penalty. More than 50 of his supporters also were charged with committing crimes against the military.
At least three recent suicide bombers in Lebanon were Al Assir's followers.
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