The Lebanese army said Saturday that it discovered and dismantled a bomb and an anti-tank land mine on the outskirts of the northeastern town of Arsal.
In a statement, the military said a patrol unit driving through the outskirts of the town at 6:30 a.m. spotted the bomb and the landmine as well as remote controls that could have detonated the explosives.
The army cordoned off the area while an explosives expert defused the two devices.
The bomb weighed an estimated 20 kilograms, the army said in the statement, releasing photos of the bomb, the landmine and the wireless devices that could have been used to detonate them.
The National News Agency said the bomb was discovered in the Aqaba area in Arsal and was planted on the side of a rugged road that the military often travels through.
The army has been the target of attacks by Islamist militants who have infiltrated the border with Syria, accusing the military of working alongside Hezbollah and tightening the siege on them.
Meanwhile, gunmen suspected of belonging to ISIS fired at municipal guards in Arsal late Friday, the NNA said.
The agency said a group of gunmen in a black Kia fired at the guards in several places in Arsal.
However, a security source in the Bekaa Valley told The Daily Star that the guards were not specifically targeted.
The attack came after ISIS threatened the Municipality of Arsal over the use of municipal guards "because they were backed by the army."
