Lebanon's army said it had arrested Islamist militants who were planning attacks in the country. Earlier, foreign embassies have warned their citizens to avoid public places.<br/><br/>The army said in a statement yesterday that Army intelligence carried out several raids arresting 19 people linked to a cell belonging to Islamic State. The cell which had planned and prepared to carry out terrorist action was led by Egyptian Fadi Ibrahim Ahmed, who was based in the Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, the army said. <br/><br/>Lebanon's Interior Ministry said it is looking into warnings issued by foreign embassies over potential attacks in the country.The US, French and Canada Embassies in Beirut urged its citizens in Lebanon to be vigilant, citing an elevated risk of attack targeting public places.