The Army dismantled an IED in the town of Ras Baalbek while two other IEDs exploded

Thursday, 25 May 2017

Yesterday, at 22:00 an explosion was heard inside the town of Ras Baalbek. Immediately following the blast, an army force headed to the area and discovered that the explosion was due to two small size IEDs while no casualties in lives were reported. Army Forces cordoned off the area around the blast site and launched a search in its surrounding where another IED weighing 3 kilos of explosives set to be detonated remotely was unearthed. The Military expert rushed to the area of the blasts where he dismantled the third IED.

Investigation is underway with the aim of revealing the identity of the perpetrators and turn them in to the relevant authorities.