Three al-Nusra Front Suspects Detained in Bekaa

Three Syrian nationals, who are allegedly affiliated in al-Nusra Front, have been arrested in the north of the Bekaa.

According to the state-run National News Agency, the three men entered Lebanon illegally to the Bekaa border town of Arsal via Qalamoun.

The cellphones in possession of the three men contained pictures showing them holding flags of al-Nusra Front, confirming their affiliation with the group.

The three suspects were identified as Moustapha Mohammed Sfarji, 34, Ziad Kheirallah Melhem, 26, and Bassam Ahmed Hamsho, 22.

Sfarji had also in his possession two cellphone, four international SIM cards and five memory cards.

The Military prosecutor ordered their referral to the military police in Ablah.

Al-Nusra Front warned that all areas where Hizbullah operates are "legitimate targets", telling Sunnis to avoid them.

It claimed a recent car bomb attack in Beirut's southern suburbs that killed four people.

It was the sixth in a string of attacks targeting areas dominated by Hizbullah since the group acknowledged sending fighters into Syria to support Assad's forces.

Al-Nusra Front in Lebanon -- believed to be the local franchise of Syria's al-Nusra Front, a jihadist rebel movement -- had previously claimed responsibility for a car bombing in Hermel in eastern Lebanon, which killed three people.

They warned that attacks on Hizbullah-controlled areas will continue until Lebanon releases Sunni Islamist prisoners and it withdraws its fighters from Syria.