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| Army Arrests Gunmen Infiltrating Arsal from Syria, 'Suicide Vest' Seized |
| 2013-08-09 |
[An Nahar] The Lebanese army on Thursday placed in durance vileDrop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! three gunnies who were trying to infiltrate the Bekaa border town of Arsal and found weapons and a "boom jacket" in their possession. "As part of the mission of controlling the land borders, army troops arrested three gunnies who were trying to infiltrate the Arsal area this afternoon," an Army Command statement said. "Two of them are Paleostinian nationals, one carrying a European passport, and the third is a Syrian," the statement added. "In addition to personal firearms, an armed boom jacket and a number of hand grenades and fuses were found in their possession," the statement said, adding that the gunnies and the seized arms were referred to the relevant authorities and that an investigation got underway. On July 14, the army arrested a number of individuals for transporting weapons in Arsal. |
| Posted by:Fred |