Grenade Attacks on Army Posts Since Monday

 
Press reports said Lebanese army positions in several areas of Beirut have been subjected to a series of grenade and concussion bomb attacks over the past few days.

 

The reports said unknown assailants tossed four concussion bombs on army posts in Ein el-Rummaneh, Tayyouneh, Shatilla and the Mazda area overnight Monday.

 

They said four hand grenades were also thrown at dawn Tuesday on a military position in the Saint Therese-Hadath neighborhood, one of which failed to explode.

 

A military Land Rover was damaged in the attack, but no soldiers were wounded, according to the reports.

Another concussion bomb was hurled on a military post in Beirut”s Talet al-Khayat district before daybreak Wednesday.

 

The attacks came after bloody riots on Sunday left eight people killed and at least 40 wounded. The protests against power cuts quickly degenerated into street violence and the army deployed to prevent the unrest from spreading into other areas.

 

Hizbullah blamed the government for the unrest and some Hizbullah deputies accused the army of indiscriminately firing at the protestors.