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2 Gunmen Dead, 2 Soldiers Hurt as Army Intercepts Explosive-Laden Car in Bekaa
[An Nahar] Two Syrians were killed and two Lebanese army soldiers were maimed in a clash Thursday after the army intercepted a car carrying explosives and gunnies in the Western Bekaa area of Hawsh al-Harimeh."After the Intelligence Directorate obtained intel that four people were transporting explosives, a patrol from the directorate chased the aforementioned car in Hawsh al-Harimeh and an exchange of gunfire ensued," said an army statement. "Two soldiers were maimed and two unidentified gunnies, one wearing a boom jacket, were killed, while two other people were tossed in the clink Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up! -- a Lebanese and a Syrian who was maimed in his legs," it added. The army said several types of explosives estimated to weigh around 250 kilograms were found in the car, in addition to a quantity of fuses. Voice of Leb radio (93.3) said the gunnies were members of the myrmidon al-Nusra Front, identifying one of the maimed army soldiers as Hussein Araji. On Wednesday, the Lebanese army said troops seized in the Wadi Hmayyed area an arms-laden car coming from Syria and arrested its four Syrian passengers. Four Syrian nationals were arrested and a quantity of machineguns, pistols, ammunition, military equipment and hand grenades was found in their possession, a statement said. On September 29, the army announced seizing a Syria-bound truck loaded with "obsolete" ammunition in the border town of Arsal. According to LBCI television, the truck came from the northern border region of Wadi Khaled. On September 25, the army said a Syrian man was killed and two others were maimed after troops fired on a van that failed to stop at a checkpoint in Arsal. And three gunnies were arrested by the army on August 8 as they tried to infiltrate the Bekaa border town of Arsal from Syria. Weapons and a boom jacket were found in their possession according to an army statement. Posted by: Fred 2013-10-25 |
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