“As a result of media reports concerning a man named Ehab Al Azzi, 23, who claimed that he was the victim of a sectarian attack, the military intelligence interrogated him and it became clear he fabricated the story,” the army said.
“In fact, during a fight after an accident with two other bikers on the road to the airport, one of them severed several of his fingers with a switchblade,” it said.
Al Azzi, who will remain in custody until he is brought before a judge, had told media outlets that he was the victim of an attack on Sunday by Sunnis armed with a sword.
Lebanon arrests Shiite for attack hoax | GulfNews.com
