Lebanese army foiled an attempt by Fatah al-Islam prisoners to escape from a jail, the local TV channel al-Manar reported Tuesday.
Al-Manar quoted security sources as saying that "the Lebanese army arrested four people after an investigation with one Fatah al- Islam member in Roumieh prison, who confirmed that an attempt to escape was ongoing."
The TV channel added that the arrested four people did not deny the plan to help Fatah al-Islam members to escape.
Roumieh prison is the largest and most notorious Lebanese prison, which regularly holds nearly 5,500 prisoners.
Eight Fatah al-Islam prisoners tried to flee their cell in Roumieh prison on Aug. 17, 2009, after sawing off their window bars and scaling down knotted blankets. Only one of them escaped successfully but was recaptured the next day.
Fatah al-Islam, an organization thought to be inspired by al- Qaida terrorist group by Lebanese government, fought a three-month battle against the Lebanese army in the northern Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in 2007, which was home to about 22, 000 refugees.