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| Report: Army Arrests Driver of Arsal Car Rigged with Explosives |
| 2015-01-17 |
[AnNahar]. The Lebanese army has juggedI ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! the jacket wallah whose booby-trapped vehicle was seized in the northeastern border town of Arsal on Thursday, Voice of Leb radio (93.3) reported. The car, which was stolen, belongs to a man from al-Hujairi family who hails from Arsal, said VDL on Friday. The army said in a communique on Thursday that it defused 120 kilograms of explosives which were planted in the Mercedes. According to media reports, the driver left the car in the area of Ain al-Shaab on the outskirts of Arsal after getting involved in an accident as a result of icy roads. He was heading to towns in the Bekaa Valley through the Labweh-Arsal road which is the only route to villages in North Bekaa. His final destination was not known however. Also Thursday, the military announced the arrest of a cell planning a series of attacks in the country. |
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