Army Seizes Shells, Ammo in Arsal-Bound Car

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The army on Thursday intercepted a car carrying shells and ammunition on the al-Namliyeh Bridge in Dahr al-Baydar in the Bekaa, state-run National News Agency reported.

“The Lebanese army stopped on the al-Namliyeh Bridge a gray Mazda carrying a license plate with the number 149011/T and driven by Lebanese national Bilal Hasan Khalaf,” NNA said.

“It was heading for Arsal and five RPG shells and a quantity of ammunition of various calibers were found in it,” the agency added.

Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis more than two years ago, the army has seized several vehicles carrying arms, ammo and explosives from and to Syrian territory.

On Tuesday, the army raided places in the Bekaa town of Kamed al-Lawz and arrested Abdullah Azzam Brigades top official Jamal Daftardar.

And on Thursday morning, a likely suicide bombing rocked the town of Hermel in the Bekaa, leaving at least three people dead and dozens others injured.

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Thumb popeye 16 January 2014, 19:12

“It was heading for Arsal and five RPG shells and a quantity of ammunition of various calibers were found in it,” the agency added.

Five RPG shells... wow, what a catch!! How about 60,000 rockets in the hands of the sectarian militia or they don't count?

Thumb cedre 16 January 2014, 19:15

this country is a joke, they didnt see the dozens of technicals with dushkas but could intercept 5 rpg warheads.
Maybe the driver should have put a yellow ribbon on his shoulder, he wouldn't have been stopped...

Thumb primesuspect 16 January 2014, 19:30

Wat's a Dushka?

Thumb cedre 16 January 2014, 20:19

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwWvPn531TM

Thumb primesuspect 16 January 2014, 20:52

Gracias cedre.

I guess its a heavy machine gun but Russian?

Thumb cedre 16 January 2014, 21:06

yeah it's like US 12.7mm/.50cal just it's 14.5mm and twice more powerful...

Thumb cedre 17 January 2014, 12:36

u're right bani, dushka sounds more like an autocannon than a heavy machine gun...