Army arrests son of Salafist leader in north Lebanon
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The Lebanese Army arrested the son of prominent sheikh Dai al-Islam al-Shahal, the founder of the Salafist Movement in north Lebanon, a security source said Friday.
The source told The Daily Star that an Army Intelligence patrol arrested Jaafar Shahal around midnight in the neighborhood of Zahrieh in the northern port city of Tripoli.
The Tripoli-based Dai al-Shahal, himself wanted by authorities for weapons possession, has acknowledged the arrest.
Shahal said in remarks published last month that the arrest warrant against him belittled the entire Sunni community and would have consequences.
