Army Seizes Cars Filled with Weapons after Clash on Riyaq Road

The army on Wednesday announced seizing two cars filled with smuggled arms on the Riyaq-Baalbek road in the Bekaa Valley.

“An army intelligence patrol intercepted two cars filled with smuggled weapons in the town of Riyaq after clashing with the individuals who were in them,” state-run National News Agency reported, adding that a fugitive was wounded in the gunfight.

“The army immediately imposed a security cordon around the Riyaq Hospital to which the injured man was transferred,” NNA said.

It said the army managed to arrest all the individuals who were in the seized cars.

The Army Command issued a statement later on Wednesday, identifying the detainees as Mohammed Mohsen Matar, Hadi Mohammed Shokor, Mahmoud Ahmed Abdul Khaleq and Suleiman Abdul Khaleq.

“The detainees and the confiscated arms were referred to the relevant authorities as an investigation got underway,” the army added.

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