Lebanese security forces arrest fugitive hard-line Sunni cleric wanted over deadly shootout

FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, file photo, Lebanese anti-Syrian regime and Salafist group leader Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir, addresses his supporters during a demonstration in downtown of Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanese authorities say they have arrested the fugitive hardline Sunni cleric who was involved in a deadly shootout with government troops and killing of soldiers in 2014. Two senior security officials says Sheik Ahmad al-Assir was detained Saturday at Beirut international airport as he was trying to flee the country in disguise and using a forged passport. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File) (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, file photo, Lebanese anti-Syrian regime a Salafist group leader Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir, center, is surrounded by his bodyguards as arrives to address his supporters during a demonstration in downtown of Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanese authorities say they have arrested the fugitive hardline Sunni cleric who was involved in a deadly shootout with government troops and killing of soldiers in 2014. Two senior security officials says Sheik Ahmad al-Assir was detained Saturday at Beirut international airport as he was trying to flee the country in disguise and using a forged passport. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File) (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, file photo, Lebanese anti-Syrian regime and Salafist group leader Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir, addresses his supporters during a demonstration in downtown of Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanese authorities say they have arrested the fugitive hardline Sunni cleric who was involved in a deadly shootout with government troops and killing of soldiers in 2014. Two senior security officials says Sheik Ahmad al-Assir was detained Saturday at Beirut international airport as he was trying to flee the country in disguise and using a forged passport. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File) (The Associated Press)