BEIRUT, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's state security arrested on Sunday 37 migrants, including women and children, who tried to escape to Cyprus by sea, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.
The boat carrying the 37 migrants was stopped eight km away from Ramkeen Island belonging to the northern port city of Tripoli after being spotted by the naval radars, NNA said.
The Lebanese Intelligence Directorate also arrested the organizer of the human smuggling operation.
The detainees, who are 34 Syrians, two Lebanese and one Palestinian, were handed over to the competent authorities. Enditem
