Hezbollah acknowledges ownership of explosives seized by Lebanese authorities

Hezbollah acknowledged on Thursday that a shipment of explosives seized by Lebanese authorities last week belonged to the group, saying it was intended for use against Israel. The statement came after Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam vowed to take firm action against any weapons held outside the authority of the state. A Lebanese judicial source said on Saturday that security forces had arrested two men suspected of belonging to Hezbollah in the Dhahr al-Baidar area, on the international road between Beirut and the Syrian border, as they were transporting 500 kilogrammes of explosives. Hezbollah MP Hassan FadlAllah said in a televised statement that the group had contacted the security and judicial authorities after the vehicle was stopped, informing them that […]