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Hezbollah says it owned confiscated explosives, meant to attack Israel

BEIRUT, Oct 15 (Reuters) - A Hezbollah lawmaker said on Thursday that hundreds of kilograms of explosives seized last week by Lebanese security forces belonged to his group, as tensions persist over the government's push to disarm the Iran-backed movement.Lebanese authorities stopped the explosives-laden vehicleat a checkpoint in the easternBekaa region last week and arrested two people in the car.

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Ali Kayali, Main Suspect in 2013 Baniyas Massacre, Arrested

Syria's General Intelligence Service has arrested Ali Kayali, also known as Mihrac Ural, the main suspect in the 2013 Baniyas massacre, as he attempted to flee across the border, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). The agency did not specify where he was arrested or which country he was attempting to enter. Syrian sources say he had been spotted crossing the border into Lebanon several times.

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