Lebanese army says it thwarts attempt to smuggle explosives from Syria

LONDON: Lebanon foiled on Thursday an attempt to smuggle about 245 kg of highly explosive material from Syria, the latest in a series of reported weapons-trafficking cases along the neighboring countries’ porous border. The seizure followed surveillance and monitoring operations along Lebanon’s northern and eastern borders, the Lebanese Armed Forces said in a statement, adding that it also seized four explosive devices, eight detonators and electrical wires used in explosives, in addition to the