Lebanese army seizes cache of weapons in southern suburb raid

The Lebanese army announced today that it had carried out a special operation, raiding a weapons warehouse in the southern suburb of Beirut and seizing a large quantity of weapons and ammunition.

In a statement posted on X, the army command said its intelligence directorate conducted "a high-level security operation following close monitoring of arms trafficking and smuggling activities."

It added that the raid targeted a warehouse in the Al-Mushrifieh area of the southern suburb, where a significant cache of weapons and ammunition was discovered. One Lebanese national, identified as (A. A.), was arrested at the scene.

The army command confirmed that the seized items have been handed over to the relevant authorities, and that an investigation has begun under judicial supervision.

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