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Report: Saudi Arabia Sending Weapons to Lebanon

The Syrian daily Al-Watan reports that a Saudi Royal Guard airplane carrying weapons and ammunition landed in Beirut a few days ago.

The shipment included mortars, machine-guns, rifles, and crowd-dispersal equipment.

It also reported on the replacement of 600 royal Saudi security agency personnel permanently stationed in Lebanon.

Source: Al-Watan, Syria, February 20, 2008

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