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| Detainee Confesses to Hiding Explosives in his Land in Fnaideq |
| 2014-06-28 |
| [AnNahar] A detainee confessed on Thursday to storing a number of explosives and weapons in property he owns in the northern region of Akkar, announced the Army Command in a statement on Friday. It said that Mahmoud Khaled revealed that he hid explosives and weapons buried in the ground of the property in the town of Fnaideq. The army consequently raided the area on Thursday where it discovered a number of explosives, mortar shells, and ammunition. It also seized a large quantity of metal balls that are used in preparing boom belts. Also Thursday, the army raided another residence in Fnaideq where it seized 42 dynamite sticks, 34 120-millimeter and 80-millimeter mortar shells, 14 propellant charges for the mortar shells, and 36 stun grenades. The army searched for the owner of the residence, Alaeddine Mohammed Kanaan, without finding him. Thursday's raids come amid recent security developments in different regions in Leb. |
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