Bomb Defused Near Home of Israeli Ally
Reuters
MARJAYOUN, Lebanon —
Bomb disposal experts Thursday defused explosives planted near the home of the commander of the Israeli-backed militia in south Lebanon, security sources reported.
They said the device, 88 pounds of TNT attached to a rocket, was found about 300 yards from the home of Gen. Antoine Lahad in this town just inside an Israeli-declared security zone.
Lahad, a former Lebanese army commander, has led the Israeli- trained and financed South Lebanon Army militia since 1985.
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