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Army arrests three people suspected of having opened fire, seizes weapons


Weapons seized by the army during a search in Akkar on Tuesday. (Credit: Lebanese Army)

BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army announced Tuesday that it arrested three people in the Akkar region of North Lebanon on suspicion of having discharged assault weapons.

Here’s what we know:

    • In a statement, the military reported that the three suspects were arrested during searches carried out by the army's intelligence services in the Bahsa and Aamara regions of Akkar.

    • The army also reported that it seized weapons found in the suspects' possession and published a photo showing Kalashnikov assault rifles, a handgun, as well as a grenade.


BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army announced Tuesday that it arrested three people in the Akkar region of North Lebanon on suspicion of having discharged assault weapons. Here’s what we know:    • In a statement, the military reported that the three suspects were arrested during searches carried out by the army's intelligence services in the Bahsa and Aamara regions of Akkar.  ...