Alleged arms smuggling into Lebanon and the possible arming of various groups there may deepen the country's political crisis, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said in a report released here Monday.
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ILLEGAL arms traffic into Lebanon across the Syrian border, mainly to Hezbollah fighters, is reported to be taking place on a regular basis, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Illegal arms traffic into Lebanon across the Syrian border, mainly to Hezbollah fighters, is reported to be taking place on a regular basis, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday.
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Source: Reuters By Evelyn Leopold UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (Reuters) - Illegal arms traffic into Lebanon across the Syrian border, mainly to Hezbollah fighters, is reported to be taking place on a regular basis, U.N. ...
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"Such transfers are alleged to be taking place on a regular basis," Ban wrote. "I am deeply worried that the political crisis in Lebanon may be deepened and exacerbated" by arms smuggling, most of which are reported to reach the opposition Shi’ite Muslim Hezbollah movement.