BEIRUT, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's state security arrested members of a terrorist cell linked to the Islamic State (IS) group, the National News Agency reported on Saturday.

A picture shows destruction at Beirut port on August 5, 2020 in the aftermath of a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital. (Photo: AFP)

The terrorist cell, headed by Khaled al-Tallawi, received military training, collected weapons and ammunition, and engaged in several theft practices with the aim of carrying out security activities inside Lebanon.

The eradication of this cell comes within the framework of pre-emptive operations and the permanent follow-up by Lebanon's security agencies of terrorist organizations and cells associated with them.