BEIRUT: Lebanese troops have arrested five members of Al-Qaeda inspired Fatah al-Islam militant group in the Palestinian refugee camp of Burj al-Shamali, near the southern port city of Tyre. According to well-informed security sources, the five men were tasked with monitoring activity of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) “in order to plot attacks against its peacekeepers.” The sources said the arrests were based on information gathered by Lebanese authorities from Fatah al-Islam inmates who revealed that there are sleeper cells in certain areas, including refugee camps in southern Lebanon. They said among those cells are ones seeking to target UNIFIL. – The Daily Star