Lebanon charges 13 over confiscated Hezbollah explosives
- Group calls charges ‘unjust’, says weapons were meant to be used against Israeli forces in south Lebanon.
- A Lebanese military court has charged 13 people it says are linked to Hezbollah with trafficking explosives, amid growing pressure on the Iran-backed group to disarm.
- The individuals were charged on Friday with offences including possessing weapons, undermining state security and forming illegal associations, Lebanese state media reported.
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- Group calls charges ‘unjust’, says weapons were meant to be used against Israeli forces in south Lebanon.
- A Lebanese military court has charged 13 people it says are linked to Hezbollah with trafficking explosives, amid growing pressure on the Iran-backed group to disarm.
- The individuals were charged on Friday with offences including possessing weapons, undermining state security and forming illegal associations, Lebanese state media reported.
Sources: Al Jazeera