Hezbollah says it owned confiscated explosives, meant to attack Israel

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A Hezbollah lawmaker said explosives seized by Lebanese security forces in the Bekaa region belonged to the group and were intended for an attack on Israel. The seizure and arrests come amid tensions over the Lebanese government’s efforts to disarm Hezbollah.

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.