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Lebanon’s PM vows thorough investigation after explosives-laden truck seized at checkpoint

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has vowed to pursue suspected Hezbollah members involved in transporting explosives to Beirut

October 12, 2026 at 8:37 a.m. EDTToday at 8:37 a.m. EDT

By Bassem Mroue | AP

BEIRUT — Lebanon will carry out a thorough investigation to track down the suspected members of the militant Hezbollah group believed to be linked to an explosives-laden truck intercepted at the Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint last week, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Monday.

Salam has described the incident as a “criminal operation” and has praised security forces for capturing the truck on the main highway linking Beirut with the eastern Bekaa Valley.

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