Police find three hand grenades near US Embassy in Beirut

Published August 25th, 2002 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Lebanese police have found three hand grenades in a bag next to a road leading to the US Embassy in Beirut, officials said Sunday.  

 

The grenades were found late Saturday some 500 meters from the fortified compound in Aukar, a hilly suburb north of the Lebanese capital. The officials said police patrolling the embassy area saw a suspicious looking object being thrown from a Mercedes car carrying three men, who drove away.  

 

According to AP, police stopped to examine the object and discovered it was a bag containing the three grenades. Prosecutor-General Adnan Addoum confirmed the incident on Sunday, telling The Associated Press that investigations were underway. (Albawaba.com)

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