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BEIRUT, Jun 30 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese army said Thursday that it had foiled two planned attacks by the Islamic State (IS) aiming at a tourist facility and a densely populated area in Lebanon.
"The army managed to thwart a highly dangerous scheme planned by the IS," the Guidance Directorate, the army's intelligence department, said in a statement.
Five IS members were arrested, including the mastermind behind the plot, and the detainees confessed to having carried out terror attacks against the army previously, said the statement.
Investigations have been kicked off under the supervision of the related judicial authorities.
Voice of Lebanon Radio had quoted unnamed sources as saying that the two targets were the Casino du Liban and the City Center Mall in Hazmieh.
