Three held with 80 kg explosives in Lebanon

By IANS,

Beirut: Three people were arrested in the Western Bekaa region for possessing weapons and explosives, the Lebanon’s directorate of state security said Friday.

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“A Palestinian and two Syrians were arrested in Western Bekaa in possession of arms, RPGs, 80 kilos of extremely explosive material and a quantity of fuses and hand grenades,” reported Xinhua citing the authority.

“Electronic and visual spying and surveillance devices and a number of advanced wireless receivers and transmission devices were also seized,” it added.

According to media reports, the suspects “confessed to coordinating with a number of Syrians and other culprits whose identities they do not know.”