Lebanese army kills head of suspected terrorist cell in northern Lebanon

Lebanese army

BEIRUT, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese army killed on Monday Khaled al-Tallawi, head of a suspected terrorist cell in northern Lebanon, after targeting it in a raid overnight, a statement by the Lebanese army reported.

Al-Tallawi had opened fire and threw hand grenades at Lebanese army soldiers as they raided the house of a suspected terrorist in Beddawi which killed four soldiers.

Al-Tallawi then fled with three other militants into fields on the outskirts of the village Kfar Habou in Minyeh-Dinnieh.

From there, Tallawi once again opened fire on army soldiers, who killed him in return fire, according to the army's statement.