Report: Hizbullah Gunmen Intercept ATVers on al-Yammouneh Mountains
Hizbullah gunmen have intercepted a group of Lebanese youths and expatriates who arrived at the barren mountains of the Bekaa town of al-Yammouneh on an ATV trip that started in Ouyoun al-Siman and passed through the Cedar Mountains and Ouyoun Orghosh, Akhbar al-Yawm news agency reported Monday.
“We took the Deir al-Ahmar-al-Yammouneh road … and we were surprised to see three khaki-clad gunmen in full combat gear standing in the middle of the road, near a guard post fortified with sand barriers,” one of the voyagers told Akhbar al-Yawm.
“You are in a Hizbullah military zone; go back to where you came from,” the voyager quoted the Hizbullah members as saying.
“On the way back, the voyagers encountered a truck driver and asked him about another road that can lead to Ouyoun al-Siman other than the relatively long road they initially took. They also asked him about what’s going on in the area and he told them that ‘Hizbullah members block this road every now and then’, without elaborating,” the news agency said.
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