14 Charged with Shooting at Army, Smuggling Arms in Ain Zhalta
State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr charged on Friday a number of Lebanese for their involvement in the recent attempt to smuggle arms in the Shouf area of Ain Zhalta.
He charged 14 Lebanese with shooting at the army and smuggling arms in the region.
Six of the suspects are in custody, while the remaining eight are accused of firing at the army and they are still at large.
On Sunday, the army issued a communique revealing that it thwarted an attempt to deliver arms to “extremists” in Ain Zhalta.
A gunman was killed and eight others were arrested, while a soldier and a member of the armed group were wounded, said the statement.
According to the Army Command the armed men were arrested overnight Saturday.
The seized cache of arms contained "heavy-, medium- and light-caliber weapons and a large quantity of ammunition of various types," it added.
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