Lebanon, Doing the Bidding of Hezbollah, Intercepts Ship Loaded With RPG's For Syrian Rebels

It appears that the al Qaeda elements in Libya sent a fairly large cargo of RPG's on a ship headed for a northern Lebanese port - those arms were for the Syrian rebels to fight against the Assad regime but the Lebanese intercepted the ship and the cargo.  This is a case of the Lebanese government stopping the arming of terrorists in Syria because of their allegiance to Hezbollah while, of course, for years, the Lebanese government didn't raise a finger to stop a single shipment of arms and rockets to Hezbollah coming in from Syria.


The story comes from The Jerusalem Post.

Lebanon intercepts Syria-bound smuggling ship


BEIRUT - Lebanese authorities have found weapons on board a ship intercepted in the Mediterranean which may have been trying to supply Syrian rebels, security sources said on Saturday.

They said the ship, the Lutfallah II, was on its way to Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli when it was intercepted and taken to Selaata port, north of Beirut, for inspection.

An overnight search uncovered weapons including rocket-propelled grenades and rifles in three freight containers, the sources said.

The Sierra Leone-flagged ship had sailed from Libya, via the Egyptian port of Alexandria, the sources added.

Syrian authorities have repeatedly said weapons are being smuggled from neighboring countries, including Lebanon, to arm rebels fighting President Bashar Assad.

Lebanon's mainly Sunni Muslim city of Tripoli has seen frequent demonstrations in support of anti-Assad protesters and insurgents. There have also been armed clashes between minority Alawites - from the same sect as Assad's ruling family - and majority Sunnis.

Last week, the Israel Navy intercepted the HS Beethoven cargo ship 260 km off Israel's coast, suspecting that it was being used to smuggle arms to Gaza. After a 12-hour search, the IDF declared that did not find any weapons aboard and allowed the ship to continue on its path.

Two weeks ago, Germany intercepted the Atlantic Cruiser, suspecting that it was being used to smuggle arms to Syria. The ship was towed to a Turkish port, where officials failed to find evidence of arms smuggling.