Sappers Defuse Explosives Placed Under General Security Inspector’s Vehicle
Army sappers defused at dawn Sunday explosives placed under the vehicle of a General Security Department inspector near the museum area in Beirut, the National News Agency reported.
NNA said that two hand grenades and a small gas canister with nails and stones inside were placed under the BMW of the inspector, who was only identified by his initials as R.M.
The vehicle was parked at Damascus street near the headquarters of the General Security Department.
Police immediately threw a tight security dragnet around the area, NNA said, adding that members of the explosives bureau and army sappers defused the explosives and launched an investigation.
The street was reopened at 2:00 am.
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