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| Army Dismantles Explosives-Rigged Vehicle, Foiled Gunmen Infiltration in Arsal |
| 2015-01-23 |
| [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." |
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