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Rubio Urges Lebanon Not to Return Seized Hezbollah Explosives

After Lebanese authorities seized several hundred kilograms of explosives from a truck Hezbollah reportedly tried to smuggle into Beirut, Secretary of State Marco Rubio pressed Lebanese President Joseph Aoun not to return them to the group, as Hezbollah claimed ownership and demanded their release.

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Oct 16, 9:09 AM aljazeera.com Division in Lebanon over Hezbollah’s confiscated explosives
Oct 16, 6:12 AM wsj.com Hezbollah Tells the Lebanese Government It Wants Its Explosives Back
Oct 15, 10:28 PM aljazeera.com Rubio presses Lebanon on confiscation of weapons from Hezbollah
Oct 15, 4:40 PM middleeasteye.net Seized explosives 'belong to resistance against Israel', Hezbollah MP says
Oct 15, 4:21 PM straitstimes.com Rubio urges Lebanon to not return confiscated explosives to Hezbollah, US official says
Oct 15, 3:29 PM middleeasteye.net Rubio spoke to Lebanese president about confiscated Hezbollah explosives, says official
Oct 15, 2:49 PM axios.com Rubio urges Lebanon to resist Hezbollah pressure over seized explosives
Oct 15, 10:49 AM washingtontimes.com Rubio speaks with Lebanon's Aoun over confiscated bombs from Hezbollah
Oct 15, 5:41 AM straitstimes.com Hezbollah says it owned confiscated explosives, meant to attack Israel
Oct 15, 4:43 AM straitstimes.com Hezbollah says explosives seized by authorities belong to group