Report: 2 Held near Verdun Blast Scene amid 'Confidence' Culprits Can be Unveiled
Two suspects were arrested near the scene of the blast that targeted the headquarters of BLOM Bank in Verdun on Sunday evening, a media report said.
“The two suspects were close to the bombing scene and they are still being interrogated,” al-Liwaa newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing security information it has obtained.
Security agencies are also probing the presence of “a car that stopped in the outer street that stretches from Tallet al-Khayyat to the end of the Aisha Bakkar area,” the daily added.
It also said that the bomb was connected to a timer and that it weighed eight kilograms of highly explosive TNT.
“Sources close to the investigation have voiced confidence about the possibility of identifying the party that plotted the bomb attack and arresting the culprits who acted on the ground,” al-Liwaa added.
The explosion outside the Verdun headquarters of BLOM Bank, one of the country's largest, wounded two people and caused extensive material damage to the building's glass facade and the parked cars.
BLOM bank has been criticized by some pro-Hizbullah politicians for taking a hard-line position after Lebanese banks began abiding by a U.S. law that sanctions doing business with the Iran-backed Lebanese group.
Authorities say dozens of bank accounts related to Hizbullah's organizations have been closed in recent weeks.
Y.R.
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