Lebanese Army arrests man convicted of smuggling weapons to Syrian rebels

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Military Examining Magistrate Imad al-Zain issued an arrest warrant on Thursday against a Lebanese national on charges of smuggling weapons to the Free Syrian Army, reported the National News Agency.

It said that Hussein A. was arrested after attempting to smuggle the arms through the border region of al-Qaa in the Bekaa.

Thousands of Syrians have fled to Lebanon since a revolt against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad broke out in March last year.

Syria has mined several regions along the porous border to prevent the smuggling of weapons and infiltration of rebel fighters, activists say.

Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji visited the border area in northern and eastern Lebanon on Wednesday to review the troops and evaluate the situation on the ground.

His office said Qahwaji discussed “measures taken to secure the border and protect residents.”

Shortly after his visit, Syrian troops fired rocket propelled grenades into northern Lebanon during the night, sparking panic among the local population, a security official and residents said on Thursday.

The security official said heavy machinegun fire followed by shelling erupted at around 9:00 pm (1900 GMT) from the Syrian side of the border, near the Lebanese village of Muqaybleh, prompting some residents to flee.

There were no reports of casualties.

“The Syrian troops initially fired flares and then machineguns and rocket propelled grenades,” the official, who requested anonymity, told AFP.

He said at least two rockets fell inside Lebanese territory.

A local official in Muqaybleh said a number of fearful residents fled the village overnight.

“People were scared,” he said, adding that no one was injured and no houses were hit.

Lebanese media also reported shelling near al-Qaa.

A local official in al-Qaa told AFP that machinegun fire was heard overnight across the border but that no shells fell inside Lebanese territory.

At least three people have been killed since October and several have been wounded when Syrian troops staging incursions into Lebanon opened fire on border villages.

Lebanon and Syria share a 330-kilometer (205-mile) border but have yet to agree on official demarcation.

Naharnet

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21 responses to “Lebanese Army arrests man convicted of smuggling weapons to Syrian rebels”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Nice pic … local Tripoli gang joins theater-troope and dances on the roof tops. Critics say choreography slightly off. Show times varied, but tickets are cheap. Show goes on without electricity anyway.

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Nice pic … local Tripoli gang joins theater-troope and dances on the roof tops. Critics say choreography slightly off. Show times varied, but tickets are cheap. Show goes on without electricity anyway.

  3. this goverment is a shame! especialy the foriegn minister look like a frog waiting some one to kiss him and turn him into a dirty rat. the kisser will be nasarshytan or the old crazy aoun!!

  4. this goverment is a shame! especialy the foriegn minister look like a frog waiting some one to kiss him and turn him into a dirty rat. the kisser will be nasarshytan or the old crazy aoun!!

  5. Prophettttt Avatar
    Prophettttt

    A short story I read on a website called “alnashra”. If any thing I learned from this story is that the people in Sweden are problems free. I just hope they don’t adopt “honor killing’ from the Mideast.
    A Swedish woman accused her neighbor’s dog ”Kofu” of raping her dog ‘Teresa”, and that “Kofu” the accused rapper got her dog pregnant. The woman filed a law suit against her neighbors, and demanded compensation in order for her Bitch to have an abortion, and also to discipline their Dog.
    The neighbors, in turn, denied the charges categorically, because “kofu” was very well discipline and was one of the most behaved dogs, and this accusation was unlike his behavior. They also stated that the fence separating the two houses is high enough to prevent their dog from infiltrating the neighbor’s property.
    To solve the problem, a group of police officers inspect the villa where “Kofu” lives, and determined that it was impossible for this dog to exist from the villa. After a long search, they found a long-drilled tunnel, which “kofu” dug up between him and “Teresa” so He can do his “crime”. The court ,therefore, found ‘Kofu” guilty as charged, and ordered his owners to pay a penalty of 7000 Swedish krona to the owners of the Bitch, so that “Teresa” can have her abortion , because it is not an honor for them to have “Teresa” pregnant from a dog who is not her type.
    It is good to stay away from politics and religion for awhile,lol.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Hahahhaa … love makes the world go ’round, eh Prophet? 🙂 Where there’s a will there’s a way. 😉
      At least it’s only a fine for a dog trying to mix it up … in which case, we could say; ‘It’s a dog’s life.’ …. :-))) 

    2. Hannibal Avatar

      I think it was consensual… The female grins still at the sight of kofu. lol 

    3. Hannibal Avatar

      I think it was consensual… The female grins still at the sight of kofu. lol 

    4. there is no stopping it, sooner or later the hot dog meets the bun 😉

  6. Prophettttt Avatar
    Prophettttt

    A short story I read on a website called “alnashra”. If any thing I learned from this story is that the people in Sweden are problems free. I just hope they don’t adopt “honor killing’ from the Mideast.
    A Swedish woman accused her neighbor’s dog ”Kofu” of raping her dog ‘Teresa”, and that “Kofu” the accused rapper got her dog pregnant. The woman filed a law suit against her neighbors, and demanded compensation in order for her Bitch to have an abortion, and also to discipline their Dog.
    The neighbors, in turn, denied the charges categorically, because “kofu” was very well discipline and was one of the most behaved dogs, and this accusation was unlike his behavior. They also stated that the fence separating the two houses is high enough to prevent their dog from infiltrating the neighbor’s property.
    To solve the problem, a group of police officers inspect the villa where “Kofu” lives, and determined that it was impossible for this dog to exist from the villa. After a long search, they found a long-drilled tunnel, which “kofu” dug up between him and “Teresa” so He can do his “crime”. The court ,therefore, found ‘Kofu” guilty as charged, and ordered his owners to pay a penalty of 7000 Swedish krona to the owners of the Bitch, so that “Teresa” can have her abortion , because it is not an honor for them to have “Teresa” pregnant from a dog who is not her type.
    It is good to stay away from politics and religion for awhile,lol.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Hahahhaa … love makes the world go ’round, eh Prophet? 🙂 Where there’s a will there’s a way. 😉
      At least it’s only a fine for a dog trying to mix it up … in which case, we could say; ‘It’s a dog’s life.’ …. :-))) 

    2. I think it was consensual… The female grins still at the sight of kofu. lol 

    3. there is no stopping it, sooner or later the hot dog meets the bun 😉

  7. Hannibal Avatar

    The Mujaahed in blue jeans is a closet ballet dancer… He is on his toes. hehe

  8. The Mujaahed in blue jeans is a closet ballet dancer… He is on his toes. hehe

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