Lebanese forces seized hundreds of kilograms of explosives from a vehicle at a checkpoint in Dahr al-Baidar in the Bekaa Valley late last week, according to statements by Lebanese officials, which suggest the two people arrested in connection with the suspected smuggling operation were members of Hezbollah.
The seizure has fueled speculation about potential political assassinations and renewed calls for the Lebanese state to forcibly disarm Hezbollah, which has refused to comply with Beirut’s March decision to ban the group from military activities.
A judicial source told Agence France-Presse that the Lebanese military seized 250 kilograms of TNT-type explosives and 250 kilograms
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