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Two Arrested for Vandalizing Saints' Cemetery in Zgharta

Lebanese security forces arrested two individuals within 24 hours for vandalizing the Saints' Cemetery in Zgharta, breaking statues and scattering contents.

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In a swift security move, the Information Branch of the Internal Security Forces – Zgharta office managed to identify those involved in acts of vandalism that targeted the Saints' Cemetery in the Harat al-Fawwar neighborhood – Zgharta district – in less than 24 hours.

Unknown individuals had entered the cemetery early yesterday morning, smashing and destroying a number of statues, scattering the contents of the graves, and vandalizing some of its properties.

As a result of investigations, a patrol from the Zgharta office conducted a raid that led to the arrest of two persons: "J.H" and "A.A," who were taken in for interrogation to take the necessary legal measures against them.

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