Army Detonates Bomb Found at Quds Square in Sidon, Suspect Arrested
The army detonated a bomb that was found in the parking lot of a building in the southern city of Sidon on Wednesday night.
A citizen informed the security forces of a suspected device found around 11:00 pm in the parking lot of Hijazi Center in Sidon's Quds Square. The parking space lies near the building where Sheikh Maher Hammoud resides.
The army and security forces cordoned off the area and explosive experts arrived at the scene.
The bomb weighed around 1 kg wired to a cell phone primed to detonate the device, the army said in a statement on Thursday.
According to al-Joumhouria newspaper published Thursday, the governor of the south called for a meeting of the Security Council branch at Sidon Serail to discuss the latest security situation.
The security forces later arrested Khalil Abdul Razzaq on suspicion of having planted the bomb, reported MTV.
It added that his actions were motivated by personal reasons.
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