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| By: israelinsider staff |
| Published: January 21, 2007 |
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The Lebanese army seized 75 "Grad" missiles suspected of belonging to the extreme al-Jamaa al-Islamiya terrorist group. Security officials in Lebanon said Saturday that the missiles were found in a flour mill in the village of al-Biri in southern Lebanon.
A Lebanese security force broke into the home of a Lebanese resident of the village Friday night, confiscated a cache of 75 missiles 107 mm in diameter and arrested the owner of the flour mill, who turns out to be a known arms dealer.
In recent days, there were a number of reports of Lebanese armament, in preparation for some sort of impending conflict. Among the scenarios posited was civil war. Hizbullah and Syria's political rivals, affiliated with the "March 14th" coalition, claimed that, in recent days, weapons smuggling from Syria to Lebanon has increased, via the Bekaa valley. A statement by the group claimed that intensified activity by forces tied to Syrian intelligence had been felt along the border.
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