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Lebanon’s PM vows thorough investigation after explosives-laden truck seized at checkpoint
Salam said investigators will determine the shipment’s purpose after security forces seized 780 kilograms of explosives and detained two suspected Hezbollah members.
- On Monday, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced Lebanon will investigate suspected Hezbollah members linked to an explosives-laden truck intercepted last week at the Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint.
- Historically, Hezbollah moved weapons freely across Lebanon; however, the government declared all military activities by the Iran-backed group illegal in March following a three-month war that killed nearly 4,000 people.
- Two detained suspects were transporting 780 kilograms of explosives, including 250 kilograms each of TNT and C-4, from Baalbek to Beirut for an operative named Zulfiqar.
- Describing the incident as a "criminal operation," Salam vowed to pursue those responsible, noting C-4 explosives have been used in several "infamous political assassinations in Lebanon's modern history."
- Information Minister Paul Morcos confirmed judicial authorities received the two detained suspects, while the government vowed firm action against weapons transport outside state control.
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The President of the Government of Lebanon, Nawaf Salam, committed both to uncovering and holding accountable those involved in a truck loaded with explosives seized by the security forces the day before in the east of the country, as they were heading towards the capital, Beirut.
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Lebanon’s PM vows thorough investigation after explosives-laden truck seized at checkpoint
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has vowed to pursue suspected Hezbollah members involved in transporting explosives to Beirut.
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