Lebanon’s military moved a truck that had carried Hezbollah munitions from the street the place it crashed to a army publish after clashes on the scene killed two individuals
ByKAREEM CHEHAYEB Related Press
Lebanese troopers stand subsequent to an overturned truck, within the Christian city of Kahaleh, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. A truck reportedly carrying weapons for the militant Hezbollah group overturned on a mountain street close to the Lebanese capital and was adopted by a capturing that left just a few individuals {dead}, safety officers and Hezbollah stated. (AP Picture/Hussein Malla)
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BEIRUT — Lebanon’s military moved a truck that had carried Hezbollah munitions from the street the place it crashed to a army publish early Thursday after clashes on the scene killed two individuals.
The truck overturned on a mountain street close to the Lebanese capital within the Christian city of Kahaleh on Wednesday, on the freeway that hyperlinks Beirut to the jap Bekaa Valley. Lebanese troops instantly cordoned off the truck crammed with massive bins, which residents suspected belonged to the Iran-backed militant group.
Two individuals died in short clashes after the truck overturned.
The military confirmed the truck held munitions, however its temporary assertion didn’t say what the munitions had been or who owned them. It didn’t point out Hezbollah and stated an investigation is ongoing over the clashes.
Nonetheless, Hezbollah stated in its assertion that the truck belonged to them with out saying whether or not it had weapons inside it. It stated native gunmen attacked individuals within the truck, resulting in an trade of fireplace that fatally wounded one Hezbollah member “who was defending the truck.”
In the meantime, Kahaleh residents in an announcement stated one resident was killed when armed males opened hearth, however didn’t embrace any particulars.
Residents tried to cease the military from taking the truck earlier than seeing what was inside it and sometimes scuffled with troops.
The military introduced in a crane that moved the bins into a military truck that drove within the course of Beirut, reportedly heading to the Protection Ministry just some kilometers (miles) away. The military closed the street till they had been capable of transport the truck at daybreak.
