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Army Dismantles Explosives-Rigged Vehicle, Foiled Gunmen Infiltration in Arsal
[AnNahar] A vehicle rigged with explosives was discovered at the entrance of the northeastern border town of Arsal, while a gunnies infiltration attempt was foiled announced by the army on Thursday.A military expert soon arrived at the scene and defused the bomb. The statement said that the Army Intelligence discovered the black Kia vehicle, which was parked near a military post in the Ain al-Shaab region. It said that around 25 kilograms of explosives were found in the car that did not have license plates. On January 15, the army seized a booby-trapped car containing around 120 kilograms of explosives in Arsal. On September 11, the army dismantled a booby-trapped car containing 100 kilograms of explosives in the same region. In recent months, the outskirts of Arsal have been witnessing near-daily festivities between the army and Syria-based jihadist groups, which had stormed the town in early August and engaged in deadly battles with the army. They also took hostage around 35 troops and coppers. The state-owned National New Agency stated that "the army foiled an attempt by gunnies to infiltrate into Wadi al-Hosn posts using rocket launchers which left two gunnies killed." Posted by: trailing wife 2015-01-23 |
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