Naharnet

Army Detonates Cluster Bomb in Shebaa

The army detonated on Saturday a cluster bomb left over from the 2006 Israeli aggression on Lebanon in al-Bayader area in Shebaa, the National News Agency reported.

According to the news agency, a citizen has detected the bomb in a field and informed immediately the army about it.

The United Nations estimates that a million cluster bombs were dropped on Lebanon by Israel between July 12 and August 14 in 2006 in the war with Hizbullah.

Meanwhile the NNA said that the Israeli army was carrying out contingency maneuvers in the occupied area of Shebaa Farms.

The report said that Israeli reconnaissance aircraft also flew over the border line.


Copyright © 2012 Naharnet.com. All Rights Reserved. https://naharnet.com/stories/en/56931