BEIRUT: A barrel packed with 50 kilos of explosives was discovered Friday near a military checkpoint outside the northeast border town of Arsal, the Lebanese Army said in a statement.
An Army unit beefed up security measures in and around the area of Ras al-Sarej on the periphery of Arsal after discovering that the barrel was filled with “explosive chemicals.”
Security sources told The Daily Star that the barrel contained paint thinner, which may detonate under certain conditions.
A military expert who disabled the explosives concluded that the barrel was set to be detonated remotely, the Army statement added.