BEIRUT, November 13. /TASS/. A large weapons depot presumably belonging to Hezbollah has been discovered during an operation conducted by the Lebanese army in a southern Beirut suburb.
"A special army intelligence unit carried out a raid in the Musharafieh neighborhood in the south of the capital city. As a result, a large quantity of weapons and ammunition found in a secret depot was seized, and one person was detained," the Lebanese army said.
Earlier, five Hezbollah members suspected of hatching plans for an act of sabotage were arrested in the Bsharri mountainous area in the north of the country.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on October 19 that the country’s law enforcement agencies had taken all necessary measures to prevent attempts to destabilize the country through illegal actions. He warned that the country’s authorities "will not tolerate security breaches and the intimidation of people by brandishing weapons."
Aoun’s statement came amid the growing political tensions inside Lebanon after a truck carrying several hundred metric tons of explosives intended for Hezbollah was intercepted on October 11 at the Dahr el-Baidar Pass.