Lebanon FM denies UN reports

Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh denied U.N. reports that arms smuggled from Syria have been intercepted and seized since Resolution 1701 went into effect.
Salloukh told reporters Wednesday that no arms or ammunitions were intercepted either on land or in the sea since the Lebanese army was deployed on the country's border with Syria on August 17.
He said the border crossings with Syria are " www.blogger.com http:>Salloukh was obviously retorting to U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's report on the implementation of 1701, in which he said that arms shipments from Syria have been intercepted.
He also denied that Hezbollah was undermining the government's control and authority in the border areas with Israel as mentioned in Annan's report.
"The truth is that Hezbollah does not limit the authority of the government or the Lebanese army which has been deployed along the Blue Line with Israel," Salloukh said.
"No violation or obstruction or armed manifestation of any kind was made by Hezbollah members," he added.
In another development, a Lebanese civilian was injured Wednesday by an Israeli bomb explosion in south Lebanon.
A security source said a 14-year-old boy suffered serious injuries by the explosion of a cluster bomb, one of hundreds dropped by Israel in the region during its war on Lebanon last July and August.
The latest casualty brought up to 111 the number of people injured by Israeli cluster bombs in addition to 23 dead.



Lebanon FM denies UN reports

Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh denied U.N. reports that arms smuggled from Syria have been intercepted and seized since Resolution 1701 went into effect.
Salloukh told reporters Wednesday that no arms or ammunitions were intercepted either on land or in the sea since the Lebanese army was deployed on the country's border with Syria on August 17.
He said the border crossings with Syria are " www.blogger.com http:>