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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Lebanese Navy Seizes Ship with Suspected Arms for Syria Rebels
2012-04-28
[An Nahar] The Lebanese navy intercepted a ship on Friday suspected of carrying weapons destined for Syria's rebel army, a security official told Agence La Belle France Presse.

The vessel "Lutfallah II" was stopped by the navy off Leb's northern coast and towed to a port near the city of Batroun.

An army front man would only say that a ship was being searched. He would not elaborate or say whether any weapons were found.

News reports said the ship was coming from the Egyptian port of Alexandria and was headed to the Lebanese coastal city of Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of thich is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
Al-Manar television also reported that the ship had sailed from Alexandria in Egypt and that it had been headed to Tripoli in northern Leb. It said that it was shipping three containers loaded with weapons.

Meanwhile,
...back at the desert island, Bert was realizing to his horror that he'd had only one bottle for one message, and he'd forgotten to include a return address...
Leb's state-run television Tele Liban reported that the ship had first sailed from Libya ahead of arriving at Alexandria and that it is owned by Syrian national Mohammed Khafaja.

Tele Liban said shipping agent Ahmed Bernard was incarcerated without mentioning the identity of his imprisoners. The TV network said the ship sailed from Libya under the guise of carrying engines and oils.
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