This interception follows a separate incident days earlier when authorities blocked a truck transporting 250 kg of C4 toward Beirut. Two suspected Hezbollah operatives were apprehended during that previous operation on a road linking Lebanon and Syria.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Lebanese Army Seizes 200 kg Explosives in Syrian Border Bust
War9 days ago
Security personnel on Monday caught contraband being moved toward northeast Lebanon in the Qasr-Hermel area. The Lebanese Army recovered 200 kg of explosives hidden in bags while the smugglers fled back across the border into Syria during the operation.
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