Hizbullah Expert Killed as Israel Blows Up Spy Device in Adloun
Hizbullah military expert Hussein Haidar was killed Friday as an Israeli drone remotely detonated a spy device he was dismantling in the southern coastal town of Adloun.
The Lebanese army for its part neutralized another Israeli espionage device in the area.
“The Israeli spy device was discovered by the Lebanese army and it was detonated by an Israeli drone that is still hovering over the area,” Hizbullah's al-Manar TV said, adding that “a resistance fighter was martyred as he was trying to dismantle the apparatus.”
Meanwhile, al-Mayadeen television, which is close to the party, announced that a Hizbullah member was killed and another wounded.
“The Adloun blast went off as Hizbullah military expert Hussein Ali Haidar was trying to dismantle four booby-trapped spy devices, which resulted in his immediate death,” Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5) reported.
For its part, Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3) said “a second Israeli spy device was discovered in Adloun and the army dismantled it.”
Later in the day, the army issued a statement confirming that “an intelligence directorate patrol found a suspicious object in the vicinity of the town of Adloun.”
“As preparations were underway to inspect it, the Israeli enemy detonated it remotely, which resulted in the death of a civilian who was near the location,” the army added.
According to VDL (93.3), the device had been placed on a telecom network belonging to Hizbullah.
"The army immediately closed the road leading to the location as plumes of smoke covered the area,” the radio station added.
Al-Manar also confirmed that the apparatus was planted on Hizbullah's communication network.
It is not the first time that such a device has been discovered in southern Lebanon. Similar espionage apparatuses had been detonated in December 2011 and July 2012.
The devices had also been placed on Hizbullah's military telecom network.
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