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Lebanon investigates explosives shipment claimed by Hezbollah
780kg
The intercepted truck carried explosives weighing 780 kg.
On October 5, Lebanese security forces stopped a vehicle carrying explosives near Dahr el-Baydar. Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said the shipment belonged to Hezbollah and was intended for confronting Israel, while Prime Minister Nawaf Salam vowed to investigate.
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Lebanese security forces intercepted a truck carrying explosives on a highway between Beirut and the Bekaa Valley.
2 of 2 sources“Lebanese security forces discovered the car was carrying hundreds of kilos of explosive materials”
- 780kg
The intercepted truck carried explosives weighing 780 kg.
“carrying 780kg (1,720lb) of explosives”
AllegedHezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah acknowledged Hezbollah’s connection to the explosives shipment.
2 of 2 sources“the explosives belonged to Hezbollah”