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Lebanese security diffuse bomb, confiscate weapons -- sources

BEIRUT, June 6 (KUNA) -- Lebanese security forces diffused on Wednesday a bomb in the southern town of Tyre, discovered a cache containing 200 kilograms of explosives in northern Lebanon, and confiscated a truck carrying weapons near Baalbak.
Informed sources said the Lebanese army was able to diffuse a bomb placed in an infant's milk container. The bomb was 200 grams of highly explosive material and was placed at the entrance of the Tyre shoreline, the sources added.
They noted that the bomb was timed to go off at 11:15 am today.
Meanwhile, An-Nahar newspaper said "interior security forces and army troops were able to confiscate a cache containing bombs and explosive material in a house located in Akar, north of Lebanon. The house belongs to an arrested suspect believed to be member of the Fateh Al-Islam movement.
A Lebanese Army checkpoint near Baalbak was also able to stop a truck carrying a large amount of weapons from Syria, the newspaper added.
It noted that the weapons were sent to pro-Syrian groups in Lebanon.(end) ah.hm KUNA 061303 Jun 07NNNN