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NICOSIA — Sunni militias in Lebanon have received Russia-origin rockets.

Lebanese sources said Sunni militias have acquired surface-to-surface rockets from Libya.

The sources said the rockets, identified as the BM-21 Grad, were meant to be fired against Hizbullah and other Iranian interests in Lebanon.

“The Syrian rebels want to open a new front in Lebanon,” a source said.

On Nov. 30, the Lebanese Army reported the capture of three Grads in the
Bekaa Valley near the Syrian border. The Grads were said to have been found
in the Sunni village of Qaa, regarded as a hub for fighters and equipment
to Syria.

“An investigation has been launched,” the military said.

Sunni supporters of the revolt against Syrian President Bashar Assad
have been organizing attacks on Iranian interests in Lebanon. In November,
the Iranian embassy in Beirut was struck by two suicide bombings in which more than 20 people were killed.

“We believe the rockets were smuggled from Libya and meant for the
Syrian rebels,” the source said. “But smuggling into Syria has become more
difficult these days.”

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