Lebanon army says 3 troops killed in munitions blast in south of country

Lebanese army soldiers inspect a burnt-out vehicle in Braiqaa in south Lebanon's Nabatiyeh district, April 20, 2025. (Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP)
Lebanese army soldiers inspect a burnt-out vehicle in Braiqaa in south Lebanon's Nabatiyeh district, April 20, 2025. (Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP)

Lebanon’s military says a munitions blast in the country’s war-torn south killed an officer and two soldiers today, days after an explosion killed another soldier.

Under a November truce deal that ended a war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah, the army has been deploying in south Lebanon and dismantling the terror group’s infrastructure there.

“An army officer and two soldiers were killed and a number of citizens were injured due to an explosion of ammunition as it was being transported inside an army vehicle” in Braiqaa, in south Lebanon’s Nabatiyeh district, an army statement says.

Specialized army units are investigating the circumstances of the incident, the statement adds.

An AFP correspondent in Braiqaa, around 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the Israeli border, saw several charred and burnt vehicles on the road, with some damage to nearby shops and flats. The army had cordoned off the area.

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