BEIRUT, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Caretaker Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk revealed Monday that the Internal Security Forces (ISF) had thwarted terrorist attacks during the parliamentary elections in May targeting places of worship and military positions in Lebanon, local media reported.

"The ISF protected Lebanon against two huge terrorist attacks by thwarting the smuggling of bombs from Idlib in Syria to Lebanon," Machnouk was quoted as saying by Elnashra, an online independent newspaper.

Machnouk's remarks came during a televised press conference held at the ISF Information Branch's headquarters in Ashrafieh.

"Information services in Lebanon are doing an outstanding job and Beirut is considered one of the safest cities in the world due to the efforts of security services," he added.