Al-Manar correspondent reported that a car bomb has exploded Tuesday in the outskirts of Sboba town, which lies to the west of the eastern city of Baalbek.
Al-Manar correspondent reported that a car bomb has exploded Tuesday in the outskirts of Sboba town, which lies to the west of the eastern city of Baalbek.
Sources told al-Manar website that five Hezbollah cars were headi
ng to a place where alternation of the party’s members is carried out.
The sources added that when the cars reached that point a Grand Sherokee Jeep was noticed, pointing out that the booby-trapped car was similar to cars used by Hezbollah.
The Jeep exploded by a remote control shortly after Hezbollah cars reached the alternation point, the source said, adding that casualties were reported and ambulances rushed to the scene to evacuate the wounded from the place.
The Lebanese army then cordoned off the area and the competent authorities started probing the attack.
A security source told al-Manar that the booby-trapped car contains 60 kilograms of explosive materials.
For its part, National news agency reported that at 3;00 am on Tuesday a 4x4 car exploded on the road between the town of Sboba and Wadi Abu Musa, which connects to Hrepetta in Baalbek.
On the other hand, the Lebanese army said in a statement: "On Tuesday at 2:50 a.m., an explosion occurred on Sabouba- Nabi Moussa road at the vicinity of Makneh- Baalbek village; an Army patrol rushed to the place on the spot.
“The explosion resulted from a booby- trapped 4 x 4 Cherokee Jeep causing damage to other cars.”
“A Military expert attended the place and military police started investigations into the incident under the supervision of the concerned judiciary authorities,” the statement added.
