BEIRUT: Six Lebanese army soldiers were killed and others wounded in an explosion while inspecting a weapons depot in Majdal Zoun and Wadi Zibqin, Tyre.
The victims include four members from the 5th Infantry Brigade and two from the Engineering Regiment.
The Lebanese army is dismantling and detonating weapons and ammunition confiscated south of the Litani River, in accordance with the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel and UN Resolution 1701.
Most of the ammunition belongs to Hezbollah, and according to a military source, the incident occurred in a Hezbollah facility.
President Joseph Aoun held a phone call with Army Commander Gen. Rodolph Haykal, during which he was briefed on the circumstances of the incident.
